Construction companies are approaching the return to the office in very different ways as covid restrictions eased today in most of the UK.

Many firms will have been planning for the later date of 21 June, which is when the government has stated it wants to end all social distancing restrictions - although recent outbreaks of the India variant mean this final step in its roadmap out of lockdown may be disrupted.

For now the advice is still to work from home if possible, but it is still unclear exactly what will happen when a large-scale return to the workplace is permitted. Almost all the construction bosses Building spoke to anticipate a mix of home and office working for staff, however there are differing views on what this will mean in practice and how weighted working arrangements will be one way or the other in the coming months.

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