Bosses at the UK’s largest DIY investment firm will demand that employees return to the workplace shortly after the firm completes its move to the new Bristol office.

The wealth manager previously did not have a requirement for the number of days in the office prior to its acquisition by buyout firms including CVC Partners in 2024 for £5.4 billion, according to the Financial Times.

Employees will be moved into its new building in stages from September and to help them settle into the new space, the firm will be introducing mandatory office days. A person familiar with the decision told the paper that it is harder for employees to collaborate, due to some staff rarely coming into the office.

Hargreaves Lansdown said there was still “flexibility” for its 2,400-strong workforce. The wealth management platform’s decision follows other firms opting to recall workers back into the office in a bid to end home working born during the Covid pandemic.

British lender TSB demanded staff return to its office for three days a week from April next year, following its takeover by Spanish bank Santander.

JPMorgan Chase told all of its workers to return to the office last week, which saw thousands of global employees sign a petition against the move.