RTO Demands Are Up but Office Visits Are Down. Here’s Why New data showed a drop in workplace foot traffic in May, indicating a return to pre-pandemic occupancy rates will be very slow, if not ...

A single mom turned down a job because of its RTO mandate Lawyer Kimberley Whitaker worked in the office two days a week from September 2022. As a single mom, Whitaker said she had to get up at 5: ...

Return-to-office (RTO) mandates have caused companies to lose some of their best workers, a study tracking over 3 million workers at 54 "high-tech and financial" firms at the S&P 500 index has found.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon recently dismissed employee pushback on a return-to-office mandate. RTO pushes from some employers come as worker engagement is at its lowest in a decade.

Concern about RTO planning is underscored by Amazon reportedly lacking enough space for its current in-office policy. Bloomberg said that “in recent interviews, employees complained of working ...

An RTO push by some employers is leading to logistical challenges and space shortages. Many companies cut office space during the pandemic, complicating the return-to-office. Still, many CEOs are ...

32% of Companies Are Concerned About Brain Drain Due to RTO Some of the companies surveyed were worried about losing employees due to their more stringent in-office work policies — 6% were very ...

A senior official with the federal Office of Management and Budget, which oversees the federal government’s 2.2 million employees, told Yahoo News that RTO “has been a major priority.” ...

Among the two-thirds of companies with office space, about half have leases that run until 2028 or later, which could dictate their RTO policies for longer. About 14% have leases expiring in 2024 ...

Only 5% of employees surveyed said they believe employers are trying to improve company culture by requiring office attendance. This represents a disconnect between employer narratives about RTO ...

The office has become a place of contentious experimentation. It’s never been harder to know what the office means to workers today, and what it might mean in the future.

An increasing number of companies have announced new or tightened return to office (RTO) requirements during the first half of 2025. Despite the growing trend, new data indicates employee ...