Tens of thousands of white-collar workers at BT have been urged to consider returning to the office as concerns grow over training young staff and creativity. The telecoms giant employs around 50,000 office staff, of whom most have worked from home for the duration of the pandemic. But she stressed that in-person collaboration helped ‘fresh thinking’ and allowed less experienced staff to learn from their peers. The telecoms giant employs around 50,000 office staff, of whom most have worked from home for the duration of the pandemic. BT was already due to cut its number of offices from 300 to 30, under plans outlined before the pandemic.

Source: Daily Mail August 30, 2021 00:33 UTC