Keith Churchouse: Why September's 'back to school' return will be like no other

The quality of mercy

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Keith Chruchouse looks at the post-pandemic return to the office and urges business owners to be sympathetic because, he says, 'for many it's not going to be easy'

For some of us, this September and autumn will be largely the same as many others. Busy, as ever, but with a thought-provoking nod to the angst, fear and disruption that has characterised the last eighteen months. And after all we have endured in our individual ways, it is only eighteen months since all that Covid-19 had to offer unleashed itself on the globe. Working from home became standard practice for us all, with some heading back to the office this year. Indeed, for some, including our office, working from home is a memory now, with a few months of normality now under our belt ...

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