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RTO mandates to AI agents: How work is changing in 2026 and beyond

There are so many songs about work that even Google can’t give you an exact number. There must be thousands of tunes about the daily grind, such as Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5,” the Bangles’ “Manic Monday, ... Read More

The Hidden Network Toll Of The Return-To-Office Mandate

While the return-to-office (RTO) directive is often framed as an HR and facilities challenge, its impact on the digital backbone of the enterprise, the network, is profound and perhaps underestimated. Read More

How Rigid Return-To-Office Mandates Might Cost You Your Best Talent

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Julia Korn writes about leadership and career development. As an executive career coach, I don’t need news headlines to tell me ... Read More

What 2025 revealed about remote, hybrid and office work

From RTO mandates to remote-first success, HR Executive's 2025 coverage revealed many voices in the remote vs. hybrid vs. office debate. Read More

RTO mandates are outdated in a hybrid workplace

Microsoft is the latest tech giant to announce its new return-to-work (RTO) mandate. The first phase of the mandate is set to start in February 2026, requiring Seattle-area employees living within a ... 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

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

Owl Labs’ New Data Report Reveals Pressure and Tension Amid Ongoing Return To Office Mandates and Hybrid Work Preferences

Survey of 500 U.S. Knowledge Workers Uncovers Cyclical RTO Pushes, “Shadow Management” in Response to Top-Down Policies, and the Reasons Workers Are Still Avoiding the Office BOSTON--(BUSINESS ... Read More

RTO mandates are running into a space problem

Companies like AT&T, Amazon, JPMorgan, and Instagram have a RTO problem: there's not enough places for workers to sit. Read More

TikTok to mandate five-day office return for US staff next year

TikTok is directing many of its US employees to return to the office five days a week starting next year, reports Business Insider. Citing employees f. Read More

RTO Doesn’t Always Mean RTO: Microsoft Stock (NASDAQ:MSFT) Notches Up as Salespeople Find Exemption

When tech giant Microsoft (MSFT) revealed that it was launching a return-to-office (RTO) mandate like many other companies have done lately, it started an immediate firestorm of response. It started ... Read More