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April 18, 2025 29 mins
Is it really the end of remote working and does working from home really impact productivity? 

This episode of The Working Week with entrepreneur Ben Askins brings you Ben’s unfiltered take on the truth behind the Return to Office Mandates coming from all the big businesses in 2025 - and a few laughs along the way. Whether you’re an employee being forced back into the office, you’re a boss considering launching an RTO mandate, or you simply want to strengthen your case to WFH, this one’s for you.

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
01:08 Return to Office (RTO) Mandates
03:54 The funniest WFH zoom fails
06:04 Is TikTok to blame? 
07:50 Could we see a talent exodus?
09:12 “If a Fireman can’t WFH, why should you?”
10:35 “They were short at least 800 desks”
12:46 The latest WFH policy u-turns
15:57 Is Working From Home REALLY such a modern concept?
19:50 A generation “not doing proper work?”
21:20 Should Gen Z work from home?
23:19 Is WFH REALLY to blame for productivity issues?
25:06 Ben’s final say: hybrid working 
26:47 The future of flexible working in the UK and US
27:15 Funny work stories of the week

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00276pd/panorama-should-we-still-be-working-from-home
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