70% Of Employers Want Workers Back In The Office By 2025

ResumeTemplates surveyed over 700 business leaders in October and revealed even more companies will send out RTO mandates next year.

They found 70% of employers want their employees back in the office by 2025.

However, three in four companies are having a hard time enforcing their RTO policies. Employees want to work from home, and are refusing to comply.

To combat remote workers employers are tracking office attendance and building stricter compliance.

Additionally, the trend seems to be that workers who spend more time in office are the ones receiving raises and promotions.

The return to office trend leaves workers with two critical concerns.

First, according to more than half of respondents, the RTO trend will create a discriminatory divide. Forcing remote employees back into the office and rewarding them will push back any likely advancement for groups such as disabled workers and women. It will make it harder for them to progress up the career ladder.

Another main concern according to the survey is micromanagement and lack of trust within the workplace. 

The result? Instead of in-office interactions encouraging team morale, it creates a toxic culture of transactional relationships.

The broader job market has shifted since the pandemic, with 57% of workers expecting increased flexibility. For many, this is one of the prerequisites they consider before applying for a job.

Almost 60% even stated they would leave their current employer in favor of a location-flexible or remote role.

Workers are even willing to leave the mainstream job market and pursue freelancing opportunities. This comes with a high risk of alienating the most valuable and highly-skilled members of the workforce, leading to a talent gap.

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