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Majority of agents to defy new work-from-home guidance

Government
James Chapple
9 December 2021

Most agents look set to defy the government’s new guidance on working from home, a poll by agent campaign group Target has revealed.

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The government hastily set out its Covid Plan B on Wednesday afternoon (8 December) amid the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.


Its new guidance urges those able to work from home to do so, and also strengthens rules on wearing masks in indoor settings.


The Target poll, though, found that only 4% of agent respondents planned to close their shops and offices, while 5% said they would adopt a hybrid model.


The majority (91%), though, said they would keep their shops and offices open, and fully staff them.