Several banks in the UK are wrapping up their work from home arrangements which was initiated following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Financial News (FN) reported.

This banks are readying their London offices to accommodate returning staff after months of homeworking.

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Deutsche Bank

German banking giant Deutsche Bank has asked 1,700 of its London employees to return to office after months of homeworking, the report added. This represents 20% of the bank’s total workforce of 7,000 employees in the UK.

The move, which is effective from 7 September, comes after investment banks increasingly starting to bring staff back to headquarters.

The return to office plan is voluntary, not a mandated one, and it is not targeted at any one division.

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The bank is maintaining social distancing of two meters and is providing masks to returning employees.

JPMorgan Chase

American banking major JPMorgan Chase has also asked 50% of its London staff to return to its Canary Wharf headquarters.

This includes the investment banking staff as well as the trading teams, the FN report added.

As of 7 September, the bank brought back 50% of its investment bankers as well as traders back into the office.

The investment bankers will be working in the office every alternate week and the traders are also working on a rotational basis.

Proportionately, nearly 35% of its 8,000 London-based employees have returned to office.

HSBC Bank

Additionally, HSBC Bank said that it will increase the number of people returning to its London headquarters from this month.

So far the bank has maintained a skeleton crew of 200 employees throughout the pandemic.

According to FN, HSBC will bring only up to 20% of its employees back to the office.