NatWest orders UK staff back to the office two days a week

NatWest will require all of its nearly 40,000 UK staff to work from the office at least two days per week from February 2027.

• NatWest has ordered employees to attend the office two days per week from February 2027, abolishing its remote-first policy for 13,497 workers.
• Unite called the change a "kick in the teeth" for lower-paid staff facing higher travel and childcare costs.
• Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said NatWest was "reneging on existing agreements" and showed "complete contempt" for its workforce.
• NatWest said the policy would help teams "collaborate, share ideas, build relationships and learn from one another."