LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Barclays and Deutsche
Bank have told staff they can return to the office in
England, joining a growing number of banks reopening their
buildings after COVID-19 restrictions were eased this week.
Deutsche Bank has told employees they can start coming back
to the office from Jan. 31, a spokesperson said.
Barclays will also resume hybrid working in England from
next week, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Some staff including traders had continued to use Deutsche
Bank offices, but now others will be able to return, with most
working on average around three days a week in the office, the
spokesperson said.
The banks join others including Standard Chartered,
Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and HSBC in moving quickly to get
people back in the office after the British government scrapped
work from home guidance for England.
(Reporting by Iain Withers and Lawrence White, Editing by
Alexander Smith)