Lidl has become the latest retailer to reduce its working from home days.

The discounter changed its hybrid working policy earlier in the year so that all head office workers needed to go into the office at least three days per week, according to Retail Week.

Prior to this shift, the supermarket’s head office workers had only needed to work from their office two days per week, following measures first implemented during the Covid pandemic.

A Lidl spokesperson explained that the move came as part of “aligning [Lidl] with the majority of the sector” and had been put into place after a consultation period with its staff.

She said: “After listening to feedback and looking at working preferences across our workforce, it became clear that our colleagues value a true mix of home and office working.

“Therefore, earlier in the year, we updated our policy so that colleagues have consistency and clarity, while continuing to benefit from flexibility to support collaboration and development in the workplace as well as balance at home.”

Lidl joins a growing list of retailers in scaling back their work from home policies of late.

Last week, Ikea informed its head office staff that from September they would be required to work 12 days per month on-site, up from its previous policy of eight.

Additionally, Ocado recently updated its hybrid working policy for head office staff from one day in the office a week to at least three days.

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