City firms have ramped up efforts to bring thousands of employees back to the office. There’s just one problem — most of their staff don’t want to return.
In a survey of around 120 senior financial services professionals by Financial News, 74% said they did not want to return to the office in September, which is when most investment banks started phasing in staff. Meanwhile, 75% of respondents did not want to go back to the office full-time at all, with most suggesting two or three days back will be the ideal.