Workers fear being forced back into office, survey finds

The research says that they are negatively affected by the pressure of spending more time in the office, because an increasing number of companies strengthened their attitude towards remote working.
In the survey conducted by the recruitment firm Hays, 38 percent of the participants found that they have reported a negative effect on the welfare of the companies that increase office participation needs.
This effect was distorted to female participants, 42 percent of women compared to 32 percent of men, reported negative effects on the welfare of the news about the return tasks.
Young workers between the ages of 20 and 29 expressed more concern than their old colleagues aged 50 and over.
Approximately 84 percent of hybrid workers were allowed to work from home or had a positive effect on remote prosperity. This effect also focused on female participants, 87 percent of women healed from a hybrid model and 80 percent of men.
All participants in favor of the hybrid model showed improvements in mental, physical, social and financial health.
The findings are based on response from 3,600 UK -based employers and employees in both the public and private sectors gathered between late April and early May.
Financial printing, especially the expenses of traveling to work, 59 percent of the office more often a factor that will affect the willingness to return, he said.
According to the National Statistics Office data, hybrid study was the norm of 28 percent of adults working in Great Britain in the first quarter of 2025.
However, a number of large companies, especially in the financial sector, announced more solid of OR-to-to-to-to-to-to-to-to-to-to-to-to-to-to-to-sa-to-savis policies.
HSBC, in May, the UK retail banking personnel in the office of at least 60 percent of their time to spend the bonuses may cause a reduction. Barclays and Santander also presented more restrictive remote working instructions.
Man Group, the world’s largest public Hedge Fund, required London -based analysts to temporarily return to the office as of June because the company tried to get rid of the low performance period.
Hannah Pearsall, the president of the welfare in Hays, said: “The popularity of the hybrid study does not show a sign of tremor in the near future, and the role of this flexible working model in improveing welfare should not be ignored.
“The effect of return to the office on welfare, especially the lack of awareness on financial welfare, may be a disaster for the continuous success of their work.”




