Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
2 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
withheld
no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
68/100
BBC News's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
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Other
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
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Thousands of Barclays staff are demanding concessions from the bank after it said it wants employees to work from the office more often.
asserted
employees → publish → office
Staff who have been expected to work in the office for two days per week should be in the office for at least three days a week from next month, according to the bank.
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who → expect → bank
Unite, which represents about 36,000 Barclays staff, is calling for the bank to reverse its decision.
asserted
bank → represent → decision
The union is also pressing for exemptions and a one-off payment for employees to offset increased travel and childcare costs.
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union → press → costs
Barclays said many employees already work in the office for three or more days, depending on business need.
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employees → say → need
The bank sent a memo to staff in July outlining its expectations, which include that senior leaders work at least four days per week in the office.
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leaders → send → office
As first reported in the Financial Times, external, the bank is facing a growing backlash against the proposed rules change.
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bank → report → change
Unite national officer Rick Coyle said thousands of employees have signed an open letter calling for Barclays to reverse the decision, and the number of signatories "continues to rise".
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number → say → signatories
He added that Barclays is "trying to fix a problem that doesn't exist" in making its working-from-home rules less flexible.
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rules → add → home
The open letter, external says workers are delivering "strong financial results and improved customer services" with its current working from home policy.
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workers → say → policy
It adds that thousands of workers have made suggestions, which the union has condensed into a series of demands.
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union → add → demands
These include:
an exemption for commutes longer than 40 minutes or 35 miles
exemptions during Christmas, summer, and school holidays
a maximum one day in the office for carers
flexibility for wrap-around childcare, and childcare vouchers and onsite creches to be explored
a one-off payment to offset costs
Barclays said in a statement that it recognised "the benefits of balancing flexibility for colleagues with the importance of working together in our physical locations".
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it → include → locations
"Our minimum time in office requirements vary by business area, reflecting the nature of the work and the needs of the business," a spokesperson said.
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spokesperson → vary → business
The bank declined to say how many staff would be affected by the rules change.
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staff → decline → change
However, the BBC understands that there are different rules depending on teams, with, for example, investment bankers in the office for five days per week.
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BBC → understand → week
The coronavirus pandemic forced many businesses to allow working from home, depending on the nature of the business.
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pandemic → force → business
Since then, many organisations have been clawing workers back into the office, despite evidence that hybrid working may be the best fit.
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working → claw → evidence
Amazon, Boots and JP Morgan are some of the organisations which brought in policies requiring head office staff to be in every day after the pandemic.
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which → bring → pandemic
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