‘I’ve got a case’: the UK workers fighting their boss over return to office

Employees share how they are increasingly turning to the courts amid growing resistance to back-to-desk directivesFor millions of UK employees the shift towards remote working triggered by the coronavirus lockdowns merely meant a better work-life balance, but for Emma*, an office administrator from the Midlands whose husband has a disability and relies on her for care, it was “a lifeline”.Even after Covid restrictions lifted in 2021 she continued to mostly work from home, until she w