According to an end-of-year study by Resume Builder, 90% of companies will return to office by the end of 2024.
Over the last year, companies seem to be finding a downside to having a fully remote workforce.
Companies continue to receive pushback from employees who would prefer to work remotely.
According to the study, some employers are regretting pushing the return to office too soon.
ResumeBuilder.com surveyed 1,000 company decision-makers in August.
They found 9 in 10 companies with office space will return to office by the end of 2024.
The main reason? 72% of companies said returning to the office has improved revenue.
A majority of companies are currently tracking or will track employees to ensure in-person attendance.
According to the study, 28% of employees said their company will threaten to fire people who don’t comply.
64% of respondents said their company currently has a physical workspace and 20% plan to by the end of 2024.
11% plan to have a workspace in 2025 or later, and just 4% never plan to have a physical workspace.
Only 2% of companies in the study said they never plan to require employees to work in person.
51% currently require some or all employees to work in-person, 39% plan to by the end of 2024, and 8% plan to by 2025 or later.