Category Archives: Back-To-Office

These are the legal risks of bringing workers back to the office

February 15, 2025 These are the legal risks of bringing workers back to the office Legal experts say that as RTO policies become more stringent, employers could open themselves up to many more discrimination claims.   Leading up to 2025, major companies like Amazon and JPMorgan did away with remote work altogether, requiring employees to … Continue reading These are the legal risks of bringing workers back to the office

Workers are being called back to the office full-time. Can Gen Z handle RTO?

January 19, 2025 Workers are being called back to the office full-time. Can Gen Z handle RTO? Just one week into 2025, JPMorgan announced a five-day return-to-office mandate. Mere months before, AT&T, Dell, and Amazon did the same, despite employee pushback. The era of hybrid work appears to have come to a sudden halt for … Continue reading Workers are being called back to the office full-time. Can Gen Z handle RTO?

NLRB accuses Grindr of using a return-to-office mandate to upend a unionization drive

  NLRB accuses Grindr of using a return-to-office mandate to upend a unionization drive Around half of its staff are said to have quit over a relocation requirement and the end of a remote work policy. kris holt   Updated Tue, Nov 5, 2024   SOPA Images via Getty Images The National Labor Relations Board … Continue reading NLRB accuses Grindr of using a return-to-office mandate to upend a unionization drive

Forcing workers back into the office could be risky. Here’s why

  July 29, 2024 Forcing workers back into the office could be risky. Here’s why Arguments for returning to the office often appear driven by manager preference and experience. BY The Conversation Tesco, Boots and Barclays have joined the growing number of companies trying to force employees back to the office after several years of remote … Continue reading Forcing workers back into the office could be risky. Here’s why

The return-to-office debate is settled: Offices are busier than ever

 July 22, 2024 The return-to-office debate is settled: Offices are busier than ever A new “office busyness index” shows growing usage, even on Mondays. BY Nate Berg Offices around the country are slowly but steadily seeing workers return. According to a new set of monthly office occupancy data, offices are increasingly busy, with “busyness” up in … Continue reading The return-to-office debate is settled: Offices are busier than ever

Why you should rethink return-to-office mandates

May 22, 2024 Why you should rethink return-to-office mandates Many employees prefer remote work and are more productive, though it requires some creative leadership. BY Mike Gianoni This March, four years after many businesses began to operate remotely in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dell announced to its workforce that any employee who wants a promotion … Continue reading Why you should rethink return-to-office mandates

The return-to-office debate may settling down—in a way that makes everyone unhappy

  By Jared Lindzon After years of flip-flopping on remote and in-person work policies, most knowledge workers and employers seem to have reached a hybrid compromise, but questions remain as to whether the truce will last. While not every worker wants to work from home and not every employer is demanding a return to the … Continue reading The return-to-office debate may settling down—in a way that makes everyone unhappy

What should I wear back to the office? It’s okay to be confused in the era of RTO

  By Shalene Gupta September 19, 2023 CEOs might be debating the return to office, but workers everywhere are debating a far more compelling topic: the return of pants. After all, isn’t fashion just a reflection of current events? A new survey by International Workplace Group (IWG) asked 1,000 hybrid workers about how their sense … Continue reading What should I wear back to the office? It’s okay to be confused in the era of RTO