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Back to work as UK lockdown lifts: How City firms are planning for a return to the office

Employers are offering Covid tests and overhauling office space to get staff safely back into work

Monday 15 March 2021 at 11:19

Many banks, hedge funds and insurers in the Square Mile are making plans for flexible working in preparation for post-pandemic life
Many banks, hedge funds and insurers in the Square Mile are making plans for flexible working in preparation for post-pandemic life Photo: Jason Alden/Getty Images

As the UK’s vaccine rollout continues at pace, City firms are starting to prepare for post-pandemic life. Spoiler alert: it’s going to look very different.

Banks, hedge funds and insurers are planning to give their physical footprint in the Square Mile a makeover, with some offices getting a facelift while others are sold off to prepare for flexible working.