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Will the City return to normal? NatWest’s chairman doesn’t think so

Davies echoes a commitment to flexibility which could persist across the City

The government might be gunning for a big reopening, but workers are still not returning to key spots in the City
The government might be gunning for a big reopening, but workers are still not returning to key spots in the City Photo: Bloomberg/Jason Alden

The days of thousands of staffers piling into City offices are well behind us as a result of the pandemic, Natwest's chairman has said.

City luminary Howard Davies said that, going forward, workers may only have to be in the office for a few days each month, and hours may be significantly more flexible.

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