Get set for cabin fever. Executives including JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon, Goldman Sachs’ David Solomon and UBS’s Sergio Ermotti may want bankers to get back to the office, but UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has just ensured most people will stay home for another six months.
With Covid-19 infections spiking across the UK, the great move to get the City back to the office has been upended by new government restrictions and thousands of finance workers are set to continue working from home for the foreseeable future. Maybe get some new pyjamas for all those Zoom calls.