Working from home is creating a generation who are "not doing proper work", the former boss of Marks and Spencer and Asda has warned. Lord Rose told BBC Panorama that home working was part of the UK economy's "general decline" and employees' productivity was suffering.

The increase in home work has created a generation who are “not doing proper work,” according to the former boss of Asda and Marks & Spencer. Speaking to BBC Panorama, Lord Rose said more working from home was a part of the UK economy’s “general decline” and that productivity was suffering as a result.

We have regressed in this country in terms of working practices, productivity and in terms of the country’s wellbeing.'

Former Asda and Marks & Spencer boss Lord Stuart Ross has contributed the decline in the UK economy to remote working.

Remote working policies were introduced by most companies during Covid-19 lockdowns, with office employees the most affected by them. The number of people working from home more t

Lord Stuart Rose, former CEO of M&S and ex-Asda chairman, has criticised remote working, claiming it is creating a generation of employees who are "not doing proper work."