Working from home is the great social experiment of our age – it’s too soon for the state to wade in | Simon Jenkins

Labour laws are highly sensitive. The government should tread carefully when it comes to dictating where people do their jobs

What’s not to like about working from home? No commuting. More flexibility. Wear jeans. The boss can’t pester you. It’s a social revolution and it’s happening right now. Before Covid, 4.7% of employed Britons worked from home. Now, 40% say they work from home at least one day a week. Over much of clerical employment, the nine-to-five day has begun to vanish. Mind and body ...