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The WHO declared an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency.
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Sixteen months later many workers are still working from home.
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Retail giant Amazon has decided it is time to end its hybrid work policy.
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We're going to return to being in the office the way we were before Covid.
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Teaching and learning from one another is more seamless in the office.
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Staff have a history of telling Amazon about their concerns.
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Amazon required its employees to be in the office for three days a week.
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This caused many workers at the company's Seattle headquarters to protest.
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Another complaint was about Amazon's contribution to climate change.
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Asking people to commute to work will accelerate the climate crisis.
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