Senior staff have a duty to lead the way back to their desks

By Richard Kauntze2021-05-05T05:00:00

Given his job title, it is no surprise that Richard Kauntze is banging the drum for a return to office life. But, he argues, the benefits of a centralised workplace are really for society as a whole

Normality is slowly creeping back. We began by meeting in parks and gardens. Now we are doing so in pub gardens. Next week we can finally sit at tables in restaurants! Soon, as the months unfold and the vaccines are given, our reunions will be with clubs, theatres and all the rest of it.

As our cultural life returns, our office life will follow. Some doors have already swung back open but, for now, most desks remain vacant. Our return will be slow, unlikely to pick up until mid-summer, and we will not work in the same way as we did before.

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