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A right to WFH is ludicrous

Jeremy Warner

The Daily Telegraph

Brexit was supposed to lead to deregulation, so why is the government reportedly suggesting making remote working a legal right? asks Jeremy Warner. This is a “ludicrously right-on and potentially destructive idea”. Yes, the pandemic has shown that working from home (WFH) is a “perfectly viable way of operating” –for some. But it is also “far from satisfactory” and if continued would “permanently impair many city centres” and create a “kind of slackers’ charter”. More