As many professional workers have settled into now well established hybrid work patterns, banks and other financial services companies have stood out in recent weeks for the battles they are still having with staff.
Several lenders have upset employees by demanding they return to the office more days a week, with workers complaining of draconian measures, such as monitoring their attendance and threats of disciplinary action for non-compliance.
A stark divide has also opened up between some Wall Street lenders, some of which — Goldman Sachs, for example — require bankers to be in the office five days a week, and their European rivals, which are more relaxed about homeworking.