Santander to insist UK workers are in office three days a week

About 1,000 of those affected work in London and 4,500 at the bank’s new Milton Keynes headquarters

Santander has joined the ranks of employers herding reluctant British workers back to the coalface, telling office staff they must turn up in person for at least three days a week on average.

While the bank’s back-office staff will still be able to work from home far more frequently than before the pandemic, the minimum requirement now tips the balance in favour of the traditional workplace rather than home.