Remote working was a novelty but employers and employees have strong desire to return to offices

There is the question about the impact that a non-physical presence in the office has on productivity, promotion prospects and workplace cohesion

'There will be some for whom working from home will suit and many employers, where possible, are likely to offer some workers a hybrid model'. Picture: iStock

There has been a lot of speculation over the past year suggesting that Covid-19 has fundamentally changed our lives and behaviours and that we will not return to the pre-Covid norms, nor indeed would we want to. 

I never believed that this would be the case and I have got a consistent sense in recent months that the first thing people want to do is get back to most of the aspects of their old lives of ‘normality’ as quickly as possible.