Greater Manchester council forced to make change after switch to working from home
The switch from the office to working from home during the Covid pandemic has forced the council to cash in on a vacant office building in Wigan.
Aidan Thatcher, director for place at Wigan Council, said: “Progress House has previously been used to provide office space for a range of council services.“Following the Covid pandemic, ways of working have changed and as we have moved out of the pandemic, the council has continued to adopt more flexible working arrangements, meaning that less office space is needed.
In the decision notice published on the council website, the document stated that the alternative of keeping the site would only increase the financial burden.
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