'There's got to be a reason to get out of bed and come into the office'
More than half of Australia's office real estate isn't being used, as desk dwellers continue to work from home.Office occupancy rates are closely linked to the ongoing threat from COVID-19, with Melbourne's CBD abandoned and Darwin returning towards normality
"We had a really clear view about what we wanted to do and that was saving lives and also saving jobs," explains EY managing partner for real estate and construction, Selina Short. "There's got to be a reason to get out of bed and come into the office," Ms Short explained, as workers have grown accustomed to the short commute from bedroom to home office."Offices are 100 per cent going to have to shift and adjust for this," she said.
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