Hybrid working here to stay – for now

Hybrid working is “here to stay” according to new research which suggests that more than half of employees worked from home for at least part of the week last year. A retail outlook report published by MRI Software found that hybrid working “continued to become firmly established as a way of life” in 2023. It found that an average of 60% of people regularly worked at home for at least part of the week since February last year, peaking at 65% in August. Monday has become a more popular day to come into the office, with those saying they travelled in rising from 44% to 60%. But Friday remains the least popular, with 47% making the commute. The findings run counter to the will of most businesses, with a recent KPMG CEO Outlook survey saying that 64% of leaders globally, and 63% of those in the UK, predicted a full return to in-office working by 2026. The Times (£)