Driving the gains are attendance policies and managers doing a better job matching space with what employees want, the company says.
Dive Brief:
- Peak office utilization has risen above pre-pandemic averages
as workplace managers enforce attendance policies and prioritize desk
sharing, rotating schedules and flexible arrangements, according to a
CBRE report released Thursday. Peak use globally averages 80%, compared
to 65-75% pre-pandemic, the report says.
- There was also a surge in
average office use in 2025, the report says. Global average office use
rose to 53%, compared to 38% in 2024, marking the largest annual gain
since 2021, the report states. The share of organizations enforcing
in-office policies doubled to 37% in 2025, while the share of workplaces
measuring policy compliance rose to 69%, from 45% in 2024.
- The acceleration has been driven both by more enforcement of attendance policies and workplaces winning over employees “with the promise of connection,” CBRE says.
Dive Insight:
The private and public sector’s push to bring employees back to the office coincides with a shifting view of what a productive office environment looks like, research shows. The emerging office is organized around the team and relationships rather than the traditional focus on the individual and the task, CBRE says...
RSK: Slowly coming back but doubt it will hit 100%.
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