The Last Post: The return to the office is a complicated business

After nearly 18 months of remote working, many companies want their employees on site again, but the rules for returning are unclear

Creating a legally sound right to disconnect from work may be easier for the government than similar legislation around a return to the office. Picture: Getty

Organising the return of workforces to offices – those who haven’t already gone back – is a very difficult task for government. It cannot dissemble or delay further on this: it is partly its responsibility, even for those working in the private rather than the public sector.

But it goes much deeper than allowing people legal options as to whether they can work from home or not, the topic Leo Varadkar focused on last Friday.