Within this context, corporates (and indeed all organisations) will need to re evaluate their operating strategy to satisfy the requirements of the company as well as those of their employees. The report by Chadwick International and sponsored by Memery Crystal examines the characteristics of the “new normal” and reflects the range of thinking in the market about the new office of the future. The challenges and opportunities that are presented are covered as are subjects such as recruitment, contracts of employment, working conditions, GDPR, financial aspects of home working and the impact on real estate.

A year on from the start of the pandemic the purpose of the office seems to be changing and its culture evolving. The consensus of organisations appears to be that a combination of working at home, in the office and in a half-way house offers flexibility and agility sufficient to turn the office into a tool for successful change for its occupants.