While many companies and workers around the world are still contemplating if and when they set foot inside an office again, some big firms have already told employees the work-from-home experiment is over.

Google and Amazon, for instance, recently told staff they will have to ask for approval if they want to work remotely more than 14 days a year. Investment bank Goldman Sachs told its global workforce it wants them back in the office by September. Meanwhile, a Deloitte survey shows 28% of workers are keen to get back to the office, while another 42% will be happy to spend three days a week there...