Some employers are giving RTO workers the option to take a severance package instead — but there’s a major catch. Would you take it anyway?

Companies like Amazon, Paramount, AT&T, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan have all enforced an RTO mandate. Microsoft — one of Big Tech’s last holdouts for return to work — is now mandating at least three ...
Inc

How Companies Get RTO Wrong — and How You Can Get It Right

Companies that get RTO wrong are the ones moving too quickly, says Dan Kaplan, who works with chief human resource officers for consulting firm Korn Ferry. They call employees back to the office and ...

Leaked Paramount memo reveals exactly how its 5-day RTO push will work

Paramount Skydance's five-day return-to-office push is coming into focus. Read the memo Paramount's "RTO Task Force" sent to ...
Fast Company

Study: RTO mandates are making it harder for companies to hire

But that doesn’t mean employers haven’t experienced any fallout from imposing return-to-office mandates. In a new study, which tracked three million LinkedIn profiles, researchers found that RTO ...

Microsoft's AI CEO explains why he wants employees in the office, working at open desks

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman enforces strict in-person office work policies for his team.
The HR Digest

Paramount’s Five-Day RTO Mandate Saw 600 Employees Accept a Voluntary Buyout

Paramount’s five-day RTO mandate resulted in 600 employees accepting a voluntary buyout instead, reportedly tagged with a $185 million cost.
Banking Dive

Truist to require all employees in office 5 days a week

The Charlotte, North Carolina-based super-regional is ending hybrid work arrangements in January, it said Wednesday.

Paramount RTO Task Force to employees in memo: Prepare for a five-day office return…

Paramount is mandating a full return to office starting January 5, 2026. Employees must work remotely from December 1 to ...