Our thanks to Jim for this. An extract:

“After an agreement with the union, a hybrid policy was introduced, with most full-time workers asked to come into the office at least one or two days a week.

The reversal was met with criticism from staff members who had made big changes during the course of the pandemic.

But one year on, Ms Crosbie told the BBC that she has observed a noticeable difference in office attendance.

“We find, certainly at Nationwide… that men are more likely to come into the office than women“. [J4MB emphasis: No shit, Sherlock!]

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