Return to office

Business News

This Insurance Giant Has Cut Its Office Budget By $244 Million in 4 Years — Here's Where Employees Will Meet Instead

This company used to have 12 million square feet of office space — now it has 4 million.

Business News

'Not a Cost Play': Amazon CEO Clarifies Why Employees Have to Come Back to the Office

The return-to-office mandate was not a "backdoor layoff," according to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy.

Business News

Sam's Club Exec Would Rather Quit Than Move to Arkansas

Walmart's return-to-office policy requires employees to move to its main offices in Bentonville, Arkansas, or other large offices, including Hoboken, New Jersey.

Business News

Starbucks' New CEO Will Have the Use of a Private Jet from California to Seattle Every Week to Meet Its RTO Rules

A Starbucks spokesperson told CNBC their new CEO would "exceed the hybrid work guidelines," which require staff to be in the office three days a week.

Business News

Remote Walmart Employees Question Return-to-Office Policy, Some Opt to Quit Instead of Relocating

Walmart is requiring hundreds of remote workers to move to Bentonville, Arkansas.

Business News

The Billionaire Boss of One of Soccer's Most Famous Teams Tells Staff to Come Back to the Office or Look for Another Job

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe reportedly told employees that email traffic dropped 20% after one of his companies trialed work-from-home Fridays.

Business Culture

Are We Doing Enough to Encourage People Back to the Workplace?

As the landscape of work continues to evolve, the question arises: What can we do to make our workspaces places people actively want to return to?

Business News

Report: Amazon Imposes a Harsh New Penalty for Workers Who Don't Return to the Office

New internal documents viewed by multiple outlets shed light on the strict new policy.

Thought Leaders

The Gender Pay Gap Is About to Widen as Companies Unknowingly Adopt This 'Men First' Work Policy

By scrapping the gains in flexible working environments made during the pandemic, firms are essentially establishing a "men first" hiring policy, whether they realize it or not. An inflexible return-to-office approach is pushing women out, which in turn fosters an environment that is even more exclusive.

Business News

'Super Commuting' Is On The Rise — And That Spells Big Trouble For Mid-Size Cities

Thanks to the flexibility of many hybrid jobs, more and more professionals are rethinking the maximum distance they're willing to travel to the office regularly.

Leadership

CEOs Are Tricking Employees Into Spending More Time In The Office — But Here's Why They're Only Fooling Themselves.

Traditionalist CEOs seem to be turning up the heat to trick employees into spending more time in the office — but at what cost?

Business News

Amazon Managers Can Now Fire Employees Who Refuse to Work From the Office 3 Days a Week

It's the latest update of the company's return-to-office policy.

Business News

We Know Return to Office Mandates Backfire — So Why Are Tech Giants Like Amazon, IBM and Zoom Reinstating This Outdated Policy?

In a landscape where innovation is the ultimate currency, why are tech giants like Amazon, IBM and Zoom clinging to outdated mandates?

Employee Experience & Recruiting

'Control, Surveillance and Manipulation': How TikTok's Office Surveillance Could Backfire and Cost The Company Billions

Recently, TikTok made headlines for the wrong reasons — introducing a badge monitoring app called MyRTO, aimed at enforcing its office attendance policy as part of a top-down return-to-office mandate. While many companies are recalibrating post-pandemic work expectations, TikTok's approach not only raises serious ethical issues but also amplifies broader concerns about its surveillance culture.