A company logo of a German bank branch is seen in Cologne, Germany, July 18, 2016. LONDON, Jan 21, Reuters -- JPMorgan JPM.N Barclays BARC.L and Deutsche Bank DBKGn. DE told staff they can return to the office in England, joining a growing number of banks that are reopening their buildings after COVID 19 restrictions were eased this week.
JPMorgan told staff to return from Feb. 1, saying they expected people to work at least some days a week, according to the working patterns agreed within teams, an internal memo seen by Reuters.
The bank encouraged staff to get a booster and to get a vaccine when they are eligible, but it did not require this for people to return. A bank spokeswoman confirmed the contents of the memo.
Deutsche Bank has told employees that they can start coming back to the office on January 31, a spokesman said.
Sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that Barclays will resume hybrid work in England next week.
Some staff, including traders, had continued to use Deutsche Bank offices but now others will be able to return, with most working on average three days a week in the office, the spokesperson said.
Standard Chartered, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and HSBC are among the banks in moving quickly to get people back into office after the British government scrapped work from home guidance for England.