Are return-to-work mandates really the solution to productivity?

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Nearly two thirds of the workforce is currently under a return-to-office mandate. But as employees continue to resist (and thrive in remote environments), what’s driving the push from employers? 

According to an employer survey by workplace architecture firm Unispace, 72% of employers are calling workers back to the office, while another 20% “strongly recommend” a return to office. It’s a vast departure from the same report from 2021, a time at which just 56% of employers anticipated a mandated return. 

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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