What can companies do to bring workers back to the office?

*A thread*

More than two-thirds of Britons are spurning a return to work amid fears over Covid-19 despite appeals from the Government.

Finance

Workers are saving hundreds of pounds a month by staying at home with no commuting costs and fewer lunches out or pub visits with colleagues.

Financial help for journeys to the office and other incentives could persuade workers to return

Transport

More than 50 per cent of the public are worried about overcrowded commuting, according to YouGov.

People could do with more flexible season tickets and technology to alert commuters about overcrowding and disruptions

Testing

One of the big fears for employees is whether their work colleagues have the coronavirus even if they are not displaying symptoms.

Testing could provide the answer

Making offices safe

Solutions could include one-way traffic systems with corresponding signage on floors, dividing screens between desks, workers placed back-to-back rather than face-to-face

Working practices

Like schools, reduced breaks and condensed hours have been introduced by some firms as well as requiring workers to stick to the same team of workers like pupils in class “bubbles.”

Masks

British employers have been told masks should be mandatory inside lifts and lift buttons should be pushed with disposable items such as tissues.

Hygiene and eating at work

Queues for staff restaurants and packed tables are a risk. The American Industrial Hygiene Association recommends canteens spread tables out, expand floorspace, stagger meal times, ensure social distancing in queues and add screens between tables

Childcare

Ministers may come under pressure to provide subsidised childcare as the scale of the problem becomes clear.
Some firms may also offer staff their own support, particularly in the City.

From helping with the commute to work, to ensuring the office is a safe environment, firms must adapt to get staff back. Here's how https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/08/28/eight-steps-firms-must-take-get-covid-conscious-workers-back/