Architecture practice tells staff to work from office – or face the consequences

By Jordan Marshall2021-01-08T10:09:00

Staff risk disciplinary action if they work from home – or police fine if they go to work

Staff at a RIBA chartered architecture practice have been told they must go into the office each day or face potential disciplinary action, despite the nation being plunged into lockdown and ordered to work from home as infection rates soar.

On Architecture, a practice with studios in London and Kent, has told staff to continue working in its offices and open the windows despite the prime minister instructing people to work from home unless it is “unreasonable” to do so. This is widely understood to mean key workers and those with jobs in manufacturing or on construction sites.

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