Financial Services Sector in Focus: Getting Britain Back to Work Survey

The Financial Services responses from our survey on Getting Britain Back to Work make for some interesting reading.

Gay Collins
Founding Partner

Montfort commissioned Opinium to conduct research into how UK workers feel about going back to their place of work in light of Covid-19. The research was conducted on 1-4 May 2020 and included interviews with 4,000 workers from across the UK, including over 200 from the financial services industry.

Of all the sectors we surveyed, those who work in financial services have experienced the largest shift in working arrangements as a result of the pandemic. Moreover, it suggests that workers in this industry are more reluctant to return to their normal workplace than the overall British workforce.

If you have any questions about the Financial Services focus of the Getting Britain Back to Work research please contact Gay Collins (gaycollins@montfort.london) or Claire Lewis (lewis@montfort.london)

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Montfort Communications has commissioned Opinium to conduct research into how UK workers feel about going back to their place of work in light of Covid-19. The research was conducted on 1-4 May 2020 and included interviews with 4,000 workers from across the UK.

Preparing for the post COVID-19 return to the workplace

Following Boris Johnson’s speech to the nation on Sunday night we are entering a new phase in the fight against Covid-19. The data now shows we are past the peak of the epidemic here in the UK. The debate has shifted towards the return to work. Montfort has commissioned its own research “Getting Britain Back to Work” (conducted by Opinium) which shows almost half of those not in their usual workplace (45%) are ready to return to work, with only 28% not ready. If social distancing measures are implemented, there is majority support for a range of workplaces to start opening again imminently, including Factories (62%) and Offices (57%).