{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_lmye7dvgicngaow4xo5a","title":"Barclays softens return-to-office plans for UK staff after backlash","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/barclays-softens-return-to-office-plans-for-uk-staff-after-backlash-lmye7dvgic","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_oj3yqsxdlw7sx6enspra","seq":734221,"kind":"article","title":"Barclays softens return-to-office plans for UK staff after backlash","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/29/barclays-softens-return-to-office-plans-for-uk-staff-after-backlash","summary":"Bank allows employees to delay being in workplace at least three days a week until 2027, if permission granted Barclays has watered down its return-to-office plans after a major staff backlash , with the bank allowing some employees to wait until next year before having to be in at least three days a week. The bank this summer announced the attendance requirement would come in for its 45,000 UK staff from 5 October, with more senior employees expected to come in for at least…","published":"2026-09-29T17:12:45Z","seen":"2026-09-29T17:33:31Z","lang":"en","country":"GB","source":{"id":"kite-theguardian-com-2b0e7b","name":"theguardian.com","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q11148","name":"The Guardian","type":"newspaper","country":"GB","designations":["daily newspaper","newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-theguardian-com-2b0e7b","topics":["barclays","banking","working from home","business","uk news","trade unions","unite"],"authors":["Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent"],"entities":[{"id":"Q245343","name":"Barclays","type":"org"}],"image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9bc32c324f860303f2630f4652b42b4e8d711e80/1054_34_3406_2726/master/3406.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&quality=85&s=7b93bb32b217d8c45668c25c0e0e2c52&width=140","mentions":2,"story":"st_lmye7dvgicngaow4xo5a","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.6800000071525574,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.6399999856948853,"political":0.33000001311302185},{"id":"n_lmye7dvgicngaow4xo5a","seq":735693,"kind":"article","title":"Barclays softens return-to-office plans for UK staff after backlash","url":"https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/barclays-softens-return-office-plans-171245000.html","published":"2026-09-29T17:12:00Z","seen":"2026-09-29T17:36:29Z","lang":"en","country":"GB","source":{"id":"aol.co.uk","name":"aol.co.uk","domain":"aol.co.uk"},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["economy","health","business","education"],"authors":["AOL"],"entities":[{"id":"Q245343","name":"Barclays","type":"org"}],"story":"st_lmye7dvgicngaow4xo5a","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.6800000071525574,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.2800000011920929,"political":0.33000001311302185}]}