Leadership is forcing new hires into offices — what’s next for RTO and WFH

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In the years following the pandemic, employees have proven that not only do they prefer working remotely or in hybrid environments, it’s more productive for them, too. But are new recruits signaling the end of this flexibility? 

In a recent panel survey of U.S. working adults, workplace analytics platform Perceptyx found that the share of new hires working from the office rose from 62% to 69% since the end of the pandemic. While remote, hybrid and in-person roles have remained stable, new hires aren’t being given this same flexibility, an ominous sign for WFH holdouts.   

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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