FCA tells financial firms to work from home as pandemic rumbles on

Follows govt advice

Hannah Godfrey
clock • 1 min read

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said financial services industry employees should work from home until told otherwise, as per recent government coronavirus guidance.

In an update published on Thursday (24 September), the financial watchdog said firms should work from home "until notified otherwise". On Tuesday (22 September) prime minister Boris Johnson told Brits to work from home where possible, in a u-turn that came just weeks after a campaign to get employees back into offices. The FCA also reminded financial firms to identify key workers, and that senior managers now had additional responsibilities, including updating the working arrangements they have in place with their employees on a continuing basis, and being aware of any local lockdown ...

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