"Lack of trust" is inbuilt into society. All organisations have management structures in place not only to guide and assist people but also to ensure they're performing as they should. With this in mind, many businesses who could have probably benefited from their staff working from home in terms of floor space and utility costs savings kept their staff in the office to mainly keep an eye on them.

It's an ill wind that blows no good": COVID has actually proved to many companies that WFH (Working From Home) is not only a way to maintain their business but that actually, in a lot of cases, staff are even more productive! Many of my customers that I speak to state they are putting in an extra hour in the morning, having working lunches and because they don't have the dreaded 'commute home' putting in a few extra minutes at the end of the day. Obviously, as time goes by and the novelty wears off we may see some of that dedication wain a little but on the whole, I believe a lot of employers are now more open to WFH that they were in 2019 and we will see more and more business adopting this style of working.

The phrase sweeping the globe is The New Normal and I suspect more employees WFH will be par for the course although not everyone is able to do that: Bring back the good old days!

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