A UK Cabinet minister has called for the “rapid return” of civil servants to their offices, arguing it is time to end working from home as all legal COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted.
In a letter to fellow ministers, Government Efficiency Minister Jacob Rees-Mogg urged them to issue a “clear message” to their departments that officials should be back in the office.
He argued that ending working from home would bring the benefits of “face-to-face, collaborative working” as well as delivering wider benefits for the economy.
Rees-Mogg accompanied his letter with a league table showing how many staff in each government department were attending the office on an average day.
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