Trends News How Rto Mandates Are Increasing In Office Work Trends

Microshifting is the new work trend to know about now

Work trends come and go, and the post-pandemic period has been filled with a dizzying array of weird and wonderful fads. Remember coffee badging? In response to return to office (RTO) mandates, some ... Read More

600 Paramount Skydance employees quit after being told to return to office, costs firm $185 million

Skydance completed its $8 billion acquisition of Paramount in August, and executives warned at the newly merged entity's first press conference that layoffs would be announced in November. Read More

Paramount announces 'Clean and Packup' period as makes five-day work from office mandatory; read memo with full instructions

Paramount is mandating a full return to office starting January 5, 2026. Employees must work remotely from December 1 to January 2 while offices are prepared. A memo from the RTO Task Force instructed ... Read More

RTO Ramp-Up Brings Big Changes At Places Like Google, Ford, Microsoft

Ford Motor Co. has wielded the stick over the carrot in its efforts to get employees to return to the office, and it isn't alone. The Detroit-based automaker told employees to show up in the office ... Read More

These remote workers were ordered back to the office. They still work from home.

Employers are calling workers back to the office. But are they complying? New research suggests some people are defying their bosses’ marching orders even as the job market cools and job anxieties ... Read More

It's official: RTO mandates are driving workers to leave their jobs — and helping employers avoid layoffs

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Follow Dominick Reuter Every time Dominick publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your ... Read More

Ford IT system tampered with to display vulgar anti-RTO message across office screens

Ford Motor Co. confirms an incident that resulted in an anti-RTO image displayed on meeting room screens. Ford is investigating the incident and has removed the image. As Ford Motor Co. attempts to ... Read More

New RTO Rules Sound Strict, but Employees Aren’t Blinking

The drumbeat of companies announcing tightening post-pandemic return to office (RTO) mandates has grown louder and faster over the past year, as have workers’ objections and protest about new, tougher ... Read More

'Hybrid creep' is spreading as more companies tighten RTO rules

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Return-to-Office Mandates Are About to Backfire

In 2025, Amazon, Dell, Apple, Google, IBM, Meta, Salesforce, and dozens more have doubled down on demands for employees to return to the office (RTO) at least three days a week, if not all five. And ... Read More