Boss of new £20m cost consultant warns against ‘strong arming’ staff back into office

By Tom Lowe2021-07-01T05:00:00

TowerEight founder says employers could lose staff if they pressure them to come back to desks

The chief executive of a new cost consultancy business launched today by US giant Cumming Group has warned construction employers which try to “strong arm” people back into the office that they could lose staff.

James Morris, the boss of the London-based firm Cumming Group Europe, Middle East and Africa, said that employees needed to be “treated like adults” and allowed to make their own flexible working arrangements.

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