巴克莱银行在遭遇员工强烈反弹后，放宽了其返岗办公计划，允许部分员工推迟至明年，才需开始每周至少到岗三天。
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.
该行今夏宣布，自10月5日起，其4.5万名英国员工将执行新的出勤要求，资深员工预计每周至少到岗四天。目前的规定要求员工每周到岗两天。
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 four days. That compares with current rules requiring staff to come in for two.
在数千名银行员工签署由联合工会起草的公开信后，巴克莱银行给予了缓冲期。公开信呼吁发放补贴以帮助支付通勤费用，并豁免居住地距离工作地超过40分钟的员工。
Now Barclays has offered a reprieve after thousands of bank staff signed an open letter drafted by the Unite union, calling for payouts to help cover travel costs and an exemption for those living more than 40 minutes from work. The bank will allow staff to delay complying with the order until 2027.
银行将允许员工将遵守该命令的时间推迟至2027年。不过，他们需要在本周结束前向直属经理申请并获得许可。
However, they will need to ask and receive permission to do so from their line manager by the end of this week. In a memo emailed to staff, Barclays’ executive committee announced: “We are extending the implementation period for UK colleagues to ensure colleagues have the right support as we move through the transition … We are also reviewing our flexible working policy.”
巴克莱银行执行委员会在发给员工的备忘录中宣布：“我们将延长英国同事的实施过渡期，以确保同事在过渡过程中获得适当的支持……我们也在审查我们的灵活工作政策。”据《金融时报》首次报道，这一延期可能给工会更多时间争取进一步让步。巴克莱银行和联合工会表示，将继续就这一已成为银行业焦点的问题进行磋商。
The extension, first reported by the Financial Times, could give unions more time to request further concessions. Barclays and Unite said they would continue discussions on the issue, which has become a flashpoint across the banking sector. Banks ranging from JP Morgan to Revolut have clamped down on remote working after the Covid pandemic, arguing it harmed the training of younger staff.
从摩根大通到Revolut，各大银行在新冠疫情后纷纷收紧远程办公政策，理由是远程办公损害了年轻员工的培训。
Unite have said that while they recognise face-to-face working can support collaboration, team development and relationship building: “We do not accept that this requires a blanket, one-size-fits-all increase in mandatory office attendance.”
联合工会表示，虽然他们承认面对面办公可以支持协作、团队建设和关系构建：“但我们不接受这需要通过一刀切、统一标准的方式来强制增加办公出勤天数。”该工会提出了一系列让步要求，包括：在学校假期和圣诞节期间自动豁免办公室出勤规定；将照顾者或残疾人士的办公室出勤要求上限设为每周一天；实行灵活的上下班时间，以便享受更便宜的非高峰时段交通费用，并兼顾接送孩子上下学；提供补贴的内部餐费；以及在2027年3月之前向所有员工发放一笔统一的综合津贴，以弥补到办公室上班的费用。
The union has requested a series of concessions, including: automatic exemptions of in-office attendance rules during school holidays and Christmas; capping in-office requirements at one day a week for any carers or people with disabilities; flexible start and finish times to allow for cheaper off-peak travel costs and to accommodate school pickup and drop-offs; subsidised onsite meal costs; and a single, consolidated payment made to all staff to make up for the costs of coming into the office, before March 2027.
一位发言人表示：“联合工会（Unite）正在继续就有关员工工作安排的提议与巴克莱银行进行接触。”巴克莱银行发言人在一份电子邮件声明中表示：“我们更新后的现场工作安排将按计划生效。
A spokesperson said: “Unite is continuing to engage with Barclays on its proposals relating to colleagues’ working arrangements.”In an emailed statement, a Barclays spokesperson said: “Our updated onsite working arrangements will take effect as planned.
“我们一直在倾听员工的反馈，以确保员工获得适当的支持，同时使我们能够实现共同面对面工作的益处。这包括针对目前因个人情况无法满足新安排的员工采取过渡性措施。”
“We have continued to listen to colleague feedback to ensure colleagues have the right support while enabling us to deliver the benefits of working together in person. This includes transitional measures for those whose personal circumstances currently prevent them from meeting the new arrangements.”