[mytailorisrich]

For people living in the South East and commuting to London a monthly season ticket is easily £500... You can imagine the impact of WFH has had on both train companies' and people's budgets.

Regarding France, in the Paris area (like your example) employers are also required to pay for half the cost of a monthly season ticket. So it the ticket costs EUR71 you actually only pay EUR35.50 out of your own pocket, which may be less for the whole month than a day peak-time ticket into London.