Companies aren’t taking their foot off the gas when it comes to return-to-office mandates. But just because employers require workers to be in-person, it doesn’t necessarily mean workers will comply.
According to ResumeBuilder, one in five workers are ignoring their company’s RTO policy. Commute time, lack of flexibility and transportation costs were the biggest drivers behind their opposition. Given that ResumeBuilder estimates that nine in 10 companies will return to the office to some extent by 2025, this leaves employers in a difficult position: Go back on their mandates and allow more flexibility, or enforce their policy and risk losing top talent. ResumeBuilder found that if companies began cracking down on RTO compliance, 20% of workers report that they’re very likely to leave and 33% say they’re somewhat likely to follow suit.
