return to office
Back to headquarters
Return to office describes employers requiring workers to resume working from physical workplace locations after a period of remote work.
The phrase gained prominence during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, when many companies shifted to working from home.
Often abbreviated RTO, it typically appears in corporate policy discussions: The company announced a return to office mandate starting in January.
Employees pushed back against the return to office policy.
- commuteRegular work travel
- rush hourBusiest commuting period
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- remoteDistant or controller
- deskFurniture for writing
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- workforceworkers, employee, employees, labor force, employer
- recruitingrecruiter, recruiting, recruit, recruiters, headhunter
return to officeremote work
Employment from afar
telecommuting · flexible work · home-based work · home office · telework
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