City workers reluctant to return to the office after joys of WFH

The spread of coronavirus has forced a shift to remote working for the City and many staff do not miss their daily commute
The spread of coronavirus has forced a shift to remote working for the City and many staff do not miss their daily commute
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Almost two thirds of fund managers and traders think that they will work from home for at least one day a week after the pandemic, according to a survey by Deutsche Bank that suggests a dramatic shift in City working patterns.

The German group, which has a significant presence in the Square Mile, has found that the longer they stay away from their offices, the more comfortable financial services workers are to be working from home.

Its latest monthly survey of about 450 financial market professionals around the world found that 57 per cent thought they would work from home between one and three days a week once the coronavirus crisis had receded, up from 39 per cent in April.

A smaller proportion believed that