Working From Home

If you think that WFH is a fad that is going to disappear, think again.

The think tank Centre for Cities has carried out an intensive study into office workers in central London and discovered that workers are now spending less than half the week (2.3 days per week) in the workplace.

Backing up this study is the recent report from the Office of the Rail Regulator which monitors train passenger numbers in England, Scotland and Wales.

On London Overground, passenger numbers for 2022 are down by 20 per cent compared to pre-pandemic levels. On Southern, which runs a twice hourly service between London Bridge and Victoria, the numbers are down by 32 per cent. And on Southeastern, via Penge East to Victoria and Orpington, journeys are down by a startling 39 per cent (all these figures have been adjusted to allow for “strike days”).

We are beginning to realise that WFH isn’t a temporary phenomenon. It’s here to stay and may even increase in coming years.

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