Jayne Clark, who lives in Cornwall with her husband and two children, started working from home three years ago and says it has been hugely beneficial to her.

“Since I’ve been working from home I find I am so much more productive,” says Ms Clark, who works in credit management.

She says her 45-minute commute used to leave her “stressed and exhausted” upon returning home.

“I find it easier to get to sleep 1733623230 because I haven’t got as much on my mind.”

She now sets her alarm a little later, and with no commute has an extra half an hour in the morning which she uses to go for a run or walk the dog.

Working from home has also made it easier for childcare and for school runs, she adds.

Despite the pandemic-driven trend of working from home, several high-profile companies have scrapped the practice.

Supermarket chain Asda recently said it intended to cut hybrid working as part of a business restructure and Amazon announced it would order staff back to the office five days a week from January next year.

The shift has not been confined to the private sector. Civil servants were recently informed that they would have to spend at least three days a week in the office.

Some of these moves have seemed at odds with the new Labour government’s Employment Rights Bill, which aims to strengthen access to flexible working.

Workers are already able to request flexible working arrangements from when they start a new job, but the new laws could strengthen such rights.

Additional reporting by Alex Emery