Dh has been told to get back to the office

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For a minimum of 2 days per week.
Is this an end to WFH?

I think the guidance is wfh if at all possible. DH. hasn't asked his staff to return, they will do so after June 21st.

My organisation has said its unlikely we'll return to the office before September.

I think, timing aside, lots of organisations/companies will allow staff to do a mix of wfh and office. 2 days a week in the office and 3 at home sounds good.

Yes current government guidelines are work at home if you can until June 21st.

Hopefully!

Do you think June 21 will actually happen?

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Do you think June 21 will actually happen?

It looks like it might, because Johnson is a dickhead who can't learn. If it does, god knows where we'll be by August.

My work is WFH ongoing due to all the uncertainty.

We've just returned to offices on a rota basis from 17th May as we needed to reopen to the public. Partial working from home with just enough people in offices to allow in-person services to run, although working in social care means everyone who wants to, has been fully vaccinated for a while now.

I’ve been going back voluntarily for 1-2 days per week. We’ll be getting phased back to the office from 21 June, although they expect most people will do hybrid working - probably 2 days at home, 3 in the office.

We all came back the day the pubs opened.

We are going back full time in September as will DH despite both organisations saying they would consider part WFH/part office in the future several times previously.

I am pleased we didn't get a dog or make any other massive life decisions around wfh permanently because it seems lots of companies are going back on this!

We returned full time over a month ago. One Friday they said be here Monday. It's not covid safe and it's a hotspot for the Indian variant. We were also in full time before lockdown 3.

I think it depends on how "old school" your boss is. Mine just wants people back and that's that. They've also somehow wangled that we are key workers. We absolutely are not.

On the other hand, DP hasn't been in more than a few days since feb 2020 and hasn't been asked in once. He will never be in more than three days a week going forward as hybrid is the new thing. His workplace have respect for their workers and understand how technology helps.

Lots of people are going back. I’m in central London and it’s starting to come back to life, though still some way from normal.

We also didn't get the lateral flow tests we have to complete until the 17th as I'm sure they didn't want anyone to know we had formally returned until it was "reasonable". They kept saying they were struggling to get them.

Friend was sold her current job as WFH for the rest of this year and partial WFH then onwards. She's been called back in full time with no notice, so she's looking for a new role. Not the best way to keep decent staff.

People need to get back to work especially in customer service roles, as customer service across the board has become dreadful. I've worked (cleaner, supporting an essential service) throughout and don't understand why people think it's ok to carry on not really doing the job they are paid for

www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests

Lateral flow test kits are available foc from NHS

I've been in the office since early March

I don't think it is an end to wfh, and for some at least part of the week will be a permanent feature. I also expect that for some jobs it will be a negotiating point by a potential employee to have some time wfh, to save long journeys to/from work and/or moving house.

OP, I hope your DH has asked about social distancing, one way systems, limits to people in lifts and other measures to reduce the possibility of Covid 19 transmission. Does his office have opening windows.

People will go back to the offices but unlikely every day- I think flexibility is perfect

Our office is fully back, full time out of choice. Everyone is loving it and productivity has gone through the roof.

It seems quite normal now that people are being expected back to offices, most people will sit in a busy pub at the weekend so why not.

Have been full time in office for past 12 weeks. There's still some blended working and a few at home ft to allow for social distancing but they want everyone back now

Different offices will have different rules. No one in our company is expected to go back to work over the summer unless they choose to do so. We're also aware that most adults will not have had both vaccines until later in the year.

Honestly the skiving that has been going on is not sustainable. People having children in the background during conference calls, others not being available between 1500-1600.

I worked for a very large FTSE company for many years and although it worked for the senior people it had to be stopped except by exception for junior staff. I had two people in my team who just couldn’t be trusted. One had to be brought back to the office kicking and screaming and this was before covid. She said she couldn’t afford childcare and just had to have her children in the background.

I think some company will continue with wfh, some won’t. Some companies will work well to not pay for large corporate space. The impact on the areas such as central London, is that it’s a ghost town. Environmentally with less people travelling, I assume that’s better and some may use this angle.
I’ve noticed in my company, the retail teams went back ASAP, the warehouse team worked throughout to fulfil orders. The head office have a very slow phased return up to new year. Many extra tasks have been put onto the teams working in the stores/warehouse whilst their head office colleagues are all still wfh. Most of these extra duties are things head office would deal with usually but now don’t. Their teams haven’t downsized, the ones working in their usual locations have.
Work/life expectations have changed considerably for many. Some will have decided that they love wfh and would only consider that going forward. Some people do genuinely work better in a team and with company. I think many companies organised themselves extremely well in these strange times. Some worried about these areas being Covid safe, is it ventilation that’s the concern?

Most will return to a hybrid model in the next few months and I suspect most will be close to 2019 working (perhaps some flexibility wfh 1 day) in about 18 months.