Companies such as PwC and Goldman Sachs offering extra perks to persuade home workers to return

Companies across the UK are offering perks to lure their staff back into the office after nearly 18 months of working from their kitchen tables, ranging from free meals and ice-cream to cash bonuses.

The professional services firm 22,000 UK workforce are being offered one of the most lucrative incentives, each receiving an extra £1,000 this month, as they switchto a hybrid working environment where they will spend two to three days in the office a week.