Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Citi are all encouraging more UK employees back to the office following the lifting of a nationwide lockdown, but most major investment banks do not expect a huge influx of staff into the City before Christmas.

The US investment banks have told London employees that their offices are available to those who need it following a month of lockdown, lifted on 2 December, and numbers are expected to ramp up again in the coming weeks.