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Delta variant pushes BlackRock to delay US office return as UK on track with hybrid working

Delta variant causes month-long delay to comeback plans

By Justin Cash
At least 50% of BlackRock's US staff have worked from the office in the past 30 days
At least 50% of BlackRock's US staff have worked from the office in the past 30 days Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images

The world's largest asset manager has delayed its return to offices by a month in the US, as plans to press ahead with hybrid working in the UK remain on track.

BlackRock staff will now be coming back in October, rather than early September, a memo seen by Financial News confirms, as concerns over the Covid-19 Delta variant continue to grow stateside.

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