The future of the office faces greater uncertainty today as the role of the office is being questioned and compressed in several directions.
Businesses have had a chance to trial remote working and found the practice largely successful; costs can be cut by scaling back traditional office-based working without compromising productivity for the most part. SJP and Columbia Threadneedle property funds emerge from suspension but others 'could take months' Many large companies, particularly in the technology sector, have already made commitments to working from home, and Twitter, Facebook and Square have announced staff will have the option to do so indefinitely. Research from PwC shows that both employees and employers bel...
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