Major companies are requiring employees to return to the office, with varying policies and schedules

From Yahoo Finance: 2025-06-27 19:02:00

1. Amazon has delayed full return-to-office (RTO) for some employees due to office-capacity issues.
2. Apple’s senior leaders required employees to return to the office at least three days a week to restore "in-person collaboration" despite pushback from some employees.
3. AT&T has made all office employees work on-site five days a week, following a year of hybrid schedules.
4. BlackRock mandated employees come into the office four days a week in 2023 to enhance collaboration and career development.
5. Bank of Montreal announced a return-to-office policy requiring employees to spend four days a week in the office starting September 15, 2025.
6. Chipotle shifted to a four-day workweek for corporate staff, requiring them to be in the office four days a week.
7. Citigroup asked 600 US workers to return to the office full-time and mandated managing directors work in person five days a week.
8. Dell told sales staff to return to the office five days a week, sparking panic among employees with kids to find childcare.
9. Meta updated remote work policies, requiring employees to be in the office three days a week with strict attendance monitoring.
10. IBM mandated managers to work in the office or leave the company, requiring US managers to report to an office at least three days a week.
11. JPMorgan Chase may soon require all workers to return to the office five days a week, doubling down on the full return-to-office push.
12. KFC is moving its headquarters out of Kentucky, recalling remote employees to the office to foster greater collaboration.
13. Tesla employees faced a mandatory return-to-office policy requiring them to work at least 40 hours a week in the office.
14. TikTok mandated US e-commerce employees to return to the office for eight hours a day, five days a week.
15. Toyota directed North American employees to work in the office from Monday through Thursday starting September 2025.
16. Uber required office employees to return at least half the time in 35 locations and found that remote work impacted their customer base.
17. Walmart asked remote employees to relocate to central hubs and permitted hybrid schedules with in-person requirements.
18. The Washington Post required employees to return to the office five days a week, citing the need for office energy and post-COVID recovery.
19. X (formerly Twitter) faced backlash from employees over the return-to-office policy, leading to a complaint filed by the National Labor Relations Board.
20. Zoom, known for remote work, asked employees to return to the office at least two days a week to interact with their teams.

Read more at Yahoo Finance: The list of major companies requiring employees to return to the office, from JPMorgan and TikTok to Amazon