Most Popular Return-to-Office Policies Surprise Experts

More firms are setting stricter in-office expectations, including minimum in-office requirements, with larger companies leading the shift.

As of early this year, nationwide office traffic remained at 59 percent of pre-pandemic levels, but that could change if corporate pressure intensifies, according to a new report from Savills.

“We were surprised to discover that flexible-hybrid models—where employees choose where to work—made up a smaller share of company policies than office-first models,” Devon Munos, senior vice president, head of Americas research at Savills, told Commercial Property Executive.

“We’ve seen more office-first announcements recently, but it was interesting to see the trend clearly reflected in the data.”...

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RSK: Hybrid still the go to among many but it is dwindling. The main reason for RTO is mentoring the employee for leadership roles.