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Work from home if you want, but don’t expect a pay rise

Lower wage growth and higher productivity might be why bosses like remote working more than we think.

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Businesses with higher levels of homeworking have had lower wage growth since 2022, data shows.

Businesses with higher levels of home-working have had lower wage growth since 2022, data shows.

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Pilita Clark

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Have you had it with the whole work-from-home saga? Do you feel you already know enough about bosses ordering everyone back to the office because it’s better for the business, and workers saying they’d rather not because a commute-free job is nirvana?

To be honest, I thought I might have. But I have had to think again, thanks to the Bank of England.

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