Scots will not be encouraged to rush back to their offices after covid restrictions are lifted on 9 August, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
The First Minister came down on the side of continuing the practice of working from home she announced that Scotland plans to move out of covid restrictions.
Many businesses have called for a return of commuters to their place of work to help city centre and town economies but some workers are keen to carry on working from home.
Updating MSPs on the latest changes to covid rules, Sturgeon said: “We will not advise an immediate return to full office working on 9 August. Instead we will continue to work with business to agree an appropriate phasing of this, beginning when we enter level 0.”
Sturgeon backed the idea of working from home becoming a permanent feature of life in future.
She said: “I think many would agree that, as a general principle, home-working should be more possible post-Covid than it was before."
“So, while recognising that a return to the workplace will be right for many, we will encourage continued support for home working where it is possible and appropriate.
“This won’t just assist with control of the virus, it will also help promote well-being more generally.”
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