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Silence in the office! Bosses redesign workplaces in desperate effort to tempt staff back - because they can't cope with noise after so long WFH

Silence in the office! Bosses redesign workplaces in desperate effort to tempt staff back - because they can't cope with noise after so long WFH
A parliamentary committee today heard how companies are designing workplaces with 'specific acoustics' in an appreciation that staff are now more familiar with quiet.

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