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Published Fri Oct 14 2022
A line has been drawn in the sand over return-to-work policies, and some employees are saying they’d rather be terminated than come back to their offices. According to a survey of 1,000 remote workers, 75 percent said their employers had instructed staff to return to the office at least part of the time, and 26 percent of those said they chose not to comply, even if it meant they would be fired. Older millennials and younger Gen Xers were least likely to return to work, suggesting they value the flexibility offered by remote schedules more than they value their current positions. If you’re considering implementing a return to office mandate, consider the difficult decisions you might need to make down the line. Grant Barra, senior vice president of operations at Reli Exchange (the organization that conducted the study) feels the onus is on the organization to justify such demands. “Employers should explore not only why they want people in the office, but whether bringing people into the office is achieving those goals,” said Barra. “If the main reason to bring people back is to collaborate with colleagues, for example, they need to set terms that ensure that happens.”
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