The easing of lockdown presents genuine management challenges to welcoming back employees, and experts warn that employers have a duty of care to avoid “re-entry syndrome” among their staff. Some staff will be chomping at the bit for the chance for some face-to-face contact and others will be feeling apprehensive about a return to the office environment, but either way, the easing of lockdown presents very real management challenges to welcoming back employees after what has been a most extraordinary year. Whether it’s staff coming back to the office full time or in a hybrid way after working from home or a period of furlough, this is not a return to business as usual. Experts warn that the combination of post-COVID stresses and fundamental changes to employee expectations require careful consideration and employers have a duty of care to avoid “re-entry syndrome”.