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City centre retailers were handed a recovery blow today as a new poll revealed workers are set to shun a full-time return to offices and factories.
An exclusive poll for MailOnline shows that just a third of staff are planning to return to their workplace full-time after July 19 Freedom Day.
And almost a fifth (18 per cent) of those surveyed by Redfield and Wilton Strategies said they would not be going back at all.
More than four-in 10 said they would be only returning part-time once the long-running guidance to stay away because of the pandemic officially lapses.
The findings will cause alarm for businesses relying on the return of commuters for their trade. But they may provide a boost for those in smaller commuter towns who could see an upturn in business.
It comes as Rishi Sunak urges Britons to get back to the workplace when coronavirus restrictions lift - emphasising its importance for young staff.
An exclusive poll for MailOnline shows that just a third of staff are planning to return to their workplace full-time after July 19 Freedom Day.
Rishi Sunak is urging Britons to get back to the workplace when coronavirus restrictions lift - emphasising its importance for young staff
Mr Sunak insisted that there was a benefit to workers from being with their colleagues (pictured: A
