Return to Office
Many employers are continuing their efforts to bring employees back to a physical workplace after several years away. Whether a full-time onsite requirement or a hybrid approach, employers are seeking ways to meet the needs of the business and remain competitive while balancing the requirements of their workforce. Look below for the latest news and updates, as well as critical member-only resources.
Member Resources
Hybrid work models, in which some employees are onsite while others work from home, have become the keystone to corporate reopening plans.
Returning employees to the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic isn't as simple as announcing a reopening or return-to-the-workplace date and carrying on business as usual.
Use this sample policy to set work schedule expectations for in-office, hybrid, and remote work arrangements.
This sample notice informs employees who have been telecommuting during COVID-19 that they are to return to the workplace.
This article provides an overview of practices concerning the use of flexible work arrangements as a strategic staffing management solution.
The following guidance can help employers develop and implement a return-to-office (RTO) strategy that is both empathetic and effective.
News & Research
Job seekers are still very interested in remote work several years after the COVID-19 pandemic made it a temporary necessity, but the number of remote-work opportunities continues to dwindle as employers increasingly ask new hires to report to the office.
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A large majority of employers are resorting to both enticing remote workers back into the office with incentives, and cracking down on those who don’t comply, according to a new survey.
Most employers—more than three-quarters in a recent survey—have chosen to implement a hybrid model. HR leaders share how they’ve put hybrid schedules to work for their businesses and employees.
Of all the employee relations articles published on SHRM Online in 2023, those that readers turned to most often were accounts of workers’ return to the office. Some employers demanded their physical presence, while others offered more perks and flexible scheduling to lure people back. But employees empowered by a tight labor market and high starting salaries kept the upper hand through much of the year, insisting on at least hybrid work schedules.