UK reward metrics · Time Off & Family

How do UK organisations handle expected workplace attendance for remote-eligible roles?

Source lumi HRBase 253 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

39.9%3 or more days per week

39.9% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “3 or more days per week” on expected workplace attendance for remote-eligible roles (base: 253 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How UK organisations answered

Fully remote 5.1% Less than once a month 7.9% 1–2 days per week 25.7% 3 or more days per week 39.9% Attendance varies widely 21.3%
Expected workplace attendance for remote-eligible roles (base: 253 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Expected workplace attendance for remote-eligible roles: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Fully remoterare5.1%
Less than once a monthrare7.9%
1–2 days per weekalternative25.7%
3 or more days per weekcommon39.9%
Attendance varies widely21.3%

Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.

Definition

How often remote-eligible employees are expected to attend a workplace, from fully remote upwards. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/expected-workplace-attendance-for-remote-eligible-roles
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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