Boots’ CEO Seb James declared there was “no doubt” in his mind that the office is the best place to work as he announced that the business will be scrapping its current hybrid strategy earlier this month.
Under the changes, 3,900 of the retailer’s office-based staff will have to commute into work five days a week, starting from September.
Boots is not alone in making this decision. Construction giant Laing O’Rourke has ordered staff to return to the office full time from April, as has Grand Theft Auto game-maker Rockstar.