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Expect to spend half your time WFH till the end of 2020

Sally Patten
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Thousands of office workers can expect to work from home for at least half the week for the rest of this year as companies seek to maintain social distancing policies when office buildings are reopened.

Large businesses that are developing plans for staff to start moving back to the office are likely to keep occupancy at less than 50 per cent for the foreseeable future, potentially until a vaccine for the highly infectious COVID-19 is found.

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Sally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London. Connect with Sally on Twitter. Email Sally at spatten@afr.com

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