The work-from-home boom experienced in Britain during the pandemic is today reported to have passed its peak.
This emerged in new data which reveals bosses are ditching remote-job adverts and hauling employees back into the office.
The jobs site LinkedIn said that remote adverts declined for a fifth straight month in September as power shifts back to employers, mirroring trends in Europe and the US.
Fewer than 12% of adverts were for fully-remote working in September, compared to a peak of 16% in January.
This is the lowest level since data collection began in September 2021, just after the UK emerged from Covid restrictions.
Josh Graff, managing director for Europe at LinkedIn, told the Telegraph: "The balance of power is starting to shift back to employers as economic storm clouds gather and hiring slows.
Return to the office
"We're already seeing companies freeze hiring, and request that employees return to the office."
The LinkedIn study found that three-quarters of executives intend to rein in flexible working because of the worsening economic backdrop.
Bosses are cracking down, despite strong demand for home working from employees.
Remote jobs make up 12% of ads in the UK, but attract 20% of applications.
The decline in remote working adverts in Britain matches falls in France, Germany, India and the US, according to LinkedIn.
However, Britain still has the second-highest share of homeworking job ads of the five countries tracked, after the US.
Lukewarm reception
Employees have embraced the flexibility offered by the homeworking revolution, but the shift has had a lukewarm reception from bosses, economists and ministers.
Sir James Dyson and former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane have been among those in the business world to raise concerns.
There are fears that homeworking can damage productivity and stunt the development of workers, particularly younger employees.
Ministers have also warned of the economic damage done to city centres by people working from home.
A survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development suggested that more than half of bosses believe employees should be monitored as part of efforts to improve productivity.
However, experts warn businesses against abandoning flexible working altogether.
Workplace upheaval
Mr Graff said: "The global pandemic caused the greatest workplace upheaval in a generation, with unprecedented movement in the labour market and a significant change in our working patterns.
"Flexibility will increasingly become a survival issue for many businesses. Companies that pull back on flexible working and learning and development can risk demotivating their workforce and pushing people to competitors that offer more attractive options."
Anthony Klotz, a professor at UCL School of Management, told the Telegraph: "Leaders are caught between the allure of returning to old ways of working, and the challenge of looking toward the future and rethinking how they lead and how their employees work."