{"id":4922,"date":"2020-06-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bpddev2.uk\/clients2023\/metro\/metro-offices-were-back\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T08:56:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T08:56:04","slug":"metro-offices-were-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bpddev2.uk\/clients2023\/metro\/news\/metro-offices-were-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro Offices \u2013 We\u2019re Back!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The vast majority of Metro staff have been working successfully from home over the past 10 weeks and now we are returning to our offices, gradually and safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As announced by the Government last week, the UK\u2019s rate of infection has now reduced to below 1, meaning we can slowly begin to return to some form of normality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have been working hard over the past couple of weeks to transform the office, so that we are abiding to social distancing rules, protecting our staff and creating a safe place to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be a gradual process that will be reviewed in key stages. &nbsp;We will also continue home working where necessary, and so we will always be available to our customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst these last 10 weeks have been very different, working individually and from our homes, we are proud of our employees who have really pushed themselves to adapt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adjusting to their new environment, they have learnt new skills to communicate with their teams, colleagues, suppliers and customers, taking on tasks in a different way to the norm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have made use of all available technology to keep communications and operations running as smoothly as possible and it has proved to be very successful and effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of these new processes we will bring forward with us as we keep developing to the new normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recognise that social distancing will be required for some time and have adapted Eclipse House to safeguard our people as long as necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The vast majority of Metro staff have been working successfully from home over the past 10 weeks and now we are returning to our offices, gradually and safely. 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