PwC chief says remote-work policies may hinder young workers

Business · First reported 31 Oct, 18:00 · Updated 19:37

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PwC chief executive Marco Amitrano argues that work-from-home policies can have adverse effects on young workers. The article also reports PwC’s office-attendance requirement, its graduate hiring figures and a planned UK law on employers’ responses to home-working requests.

Marco Amitrano said post-pandemic work-from-home policies, despite good intentions, have had adverse consequences for young people.
PwC requires staff to work in an office or with clients three days a week, or 60% of the time.
The article says the government plans a law requiring employers to meet staff face-to-face and give a justifiable reason to reject a work-from-home request.

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Key facts

PwC chief executive: Marco Amitrano
PwC attendance requirement: Office or client site three days a week, or 60% of the time
UK young people not in employment, education or training: Roughly one million people aged 16 to 24
PwC graduate intake: 1,300 this year, compared with 1,500 the previous year