Lloyds employees furious at being ordered to spend two days a week in the office

Lloyds CEO Charlie Nunn said flexible working should be «fair, inclusive and productive for everyone.» in a memo to employees. Credit: SIMON DAWSON/Reuters

Mr Nunn added that «card swipe data» will be used to track how regularly employees return to work and shared with senior management.

Employees also said Lloyds would likely limit its «compressed working hours» scheme, which allowed employees to work fewer days for the same number of hours per week.

Action by one of Britain's largest private employers suggests bosses , are finally looking to return to more traditional ways of working after switching to working from home in the wake of the pandemic.

Earlier this month, Wall Street giant JP Morgan warned its investment bankers they would be punished for being he didn't show up to the office as he ordered his seniors to come back to their jobs five days a week.

Jamie Dimon, a seasoned chief executive, has previously said remote work «doesn't work» for younger staff or «spontaneity or control».