If you had hoped to be reunited with work colleagues when lockdown restrictions ease then it's disappointing news, with offices set to remain shut for months.
According to the Financial Times, the Government's business department will publish recommendations next week urging white-collar employers to keep most staff working from home.
The paper reveals that once lockdown is relaxed, non-essential shops, factories and warehouses will be the first to head back to work to revive the economy but office workers will continue working form home for longer.
Businesses will also be expected to operate a system that would see a workforce split into two teams who would alternate weekly in the office to maintain social distancing, as well as staggered work breaks.
New research from the Institute of Directors (IoD) shows that many employers have already introduced changes they intend to keep in place, with more than a third of businesses planning to step up digital training for employees as they adjust to the "new normal".
Edwin Morgan, director of policy at the Institute of Directors, said: “The coronavirus crisis is throwing up colossal challenges for business, but directors are nothing if not adaptable.
“Lockdown means few businesses can operate as they used to and, as a result, many companies are finding a way to innovate through the obstacles.
"The solutions they create might just end up becoming the new normal.
The existing lockdown, which is entering its seventh week, in the UK is in place until May 7 but Boris Johnson has promised to share a "roadmap" for how measures will be eased after claiming the country had passed the peak.
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