Many workers could be back in their offices by August as the Government pushes for a return a month earlier than planned.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar believes that beginning to plan for this return to the office now, rather than in several weeks’ time, will be advantageous, reports independent.ie
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment wants to see people returning to their desks within weeks, even if remote and blended working are to become a much bigger feature of life after Covid.
He would like to see office workers settled into the new routine before the rush of schools and colleges returns.
“At the moment, we are planning a phased return to offices and workplaces from September,” the Tánaiste said.
“Provided the vaccine programme continues to gather pace and the virus remains under control, I believe August makes more sense than September.”
Schools will return in September, as will colleges, and public transport could become quite crowded again, he noted.
“I think it makes sense to begin the return to the office before that – in August. By then, the vast majority of adults will be fully vaccinated and the risk of them getting very sick from the virus will be very low.”
