Will employees really quit over RTO?
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Employees are looking for new jobs, prioritizing work-life balance that seems to be slipping away.
RTO OR GO: Return to office remains a deciding factor for 44% of employees currently on the job hunt, who would decline a job offer with a lack of flexibility, while 22% of currently employed workers would switch jobs if their employer increased in-office expectations. Yet seekers will have a harder time finding remote-only roles, as 87% of employers plan to implement an RTO policy this year, according to Resume Builder .?
"For the first time in a while, it seems that employees are starting to realize that a majority of companies are trending toward RTO," says Emily Levine , executive vice president at Career Group Companies . "I've seen candidates who originally were quite firm in their search criteria for a remote position, slowly become amenable to hybrid and now on-site opportunities as they realized they were not receiving interview requests or offers for fully remote roles anymore."?
Will employees really walk away from a job offer if it means RTO? Read more here: Have employers won the RTO battle?
THE RIGHT PERKS MAKE IN-OFFICE A WIN: The job market is set to see more movement from talent than it has in the last few years, with demands for higher wages, return-to-office mandates and frustration over current workplace culture motivating people to seek employment elsewhere.
Monster found that flexible work hours, remote work options and mental health and wellness benefits ranked as the most important perks to workers today, and some job seekers aren't entirely opposed to trading their current role for an in-office one. Fifty-three percent of workers said they would apply to a job regardless of whether it's in-office or remote, according to Monster. However, 33% refuse to apply for positions requiring five days in the office.?
See more of Monster's predictions for the 2025 job market here: 9 in 10 workers are looking for a new job
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2 周Return to Office (RTO) is an interesting concept. I wonder how remote first companies are going to handle this trend.
Carrier Relations Manager at Trans Audit, Inc.
2 周Excellent read. I see the pros and cons of both sides as I have been remote for the last 5 years after being in a building of 500 at its peak for almost a decade. Thanks for sharing.
Insurance Sales Professional
2 周RTO is a great policy!
Technical Architect / Principal Software Engineer
2 周The push for RTO is at least partially driven by the commercial real estate market. Office vacancy rates are at record highs. Companies with long-term leases (often signed before the pandemic) are trying to justify their real estate costs by bringing employees back. CRE investors, banks, and REITs face losses if large tenants leave, leading to indirect pressure on companies to encourage RTO. Higher interest rates coupled with low vacancies make ROI hard to achieve. And loans are coming due. For investors with skin in the game, it's looking tough. For new entries with access to capital, different story.