A manager earning $178,000 had her work-from-home request denied by a judge

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 07:46

Signage for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Britain's financial regulatory body, is seen at their head offices in London, Britain March 10, 2022. — The Financial Conduct Authority denied the request of a senior manager to work from home full-time.
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A senior manager sued the Financial Conduct Authority for not letting her work from home full-time.
The UK regulator said her requests may have a "detrimental impact on performance."
A judge ruled in favor of the FCA and agreed that remote work poses certain limitations.

A senior manager at the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK had her requests to work from home full-time denied by a judge because of the "weaknesses" remote work poses.

Elizabeth Wilson, a senior manager at the FCA earning a salary of £140,000 ($178,000) a year, sued the regulator after it rejected her request to work remotely full-time.