Perspectives on Return-to-Office (RTO) Mandates
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As organizations navigate today's evolving CRE and workplace landscape, the decision to transition back to in-office work carries immense pressure, with some enterprises that enact RTO mandates even making global headlines.
In this week's Occupancy Intelligence Digest, we will dive into what industry leaders are saying about RTO mandates and 仲量联行 's newest research on the prevalence of mandates so far this year.
What is the biggest challenge workplace leaders are grappling with? ??
In this clip from the True Understanding Podcast, Simon Davis , the founder and CEO of Purposeful Intent , discusses the challenges associated with RTO mandates: they are not coming from workplace leaders themselves, instead, they are coming from the higher-ups who do not have the same level of information as those in the workplace industry.
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky calls out RTO mandates from execs ‘going away to the Hamptons’ and Europe this summer ??
In a recent interview, Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky shared his potentially controversial point of view, stating that return-to-office mandates are often coming from executives who have the most amount of flexibility. While he believes that in-person connection is important, and the majority of Airbnb staff are expected to gather for a week once a quarter, having a global talent pool is a major advantage for the business.
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RTO mandates have impacted more than half a million office workers in May ??
In the past six months, large companies have continued to implement RTO mandates. Just in May, around 600,000 enterprise employees had to follow even stricter rules about working in-office across multiple industries. Even more mandates are said to go into effect soon as organizations try to get more employees working hybrid or fully in-person schedules.
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