Return-to-office showdown with workers looms as companies set Labour Day deadline

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Employers draw a line in the sand, but most workers want flexibility, and might leave if they don’t get it. Read more.

, raising concerns among some workers that staying home might be hazardous to their career.

But demand for labour remains rock solid, providing skilled workers a good bit of leverage. Average office occupancy across 10 of America’s largest cities has barely budged in the past five months. In the battle of the boardroom versus the bedroom, something has to give come September.Article content

A milestone for senior executives could be a millstone for the rank and file. After more than two years of flexible work arrangements, many white-collar workers have grown accustomed to being able to work where and when they wish, freeing them up to care for kids, aging parents or to simply escape endless Zoom calls and take a stroll in the backyard after lunch. According to the Future Forum, a research consortium backed by Salesforce-owned Slack Technologies Inc.

“People want the flexibility to go in or work from home, but when there’s a mismatch there, burnout goes up,” said Jim Harter, the chief scientist of workplace and well-being at pollster Gallup. “Getting that match right, between what the employer and the worker wants, is essential.”

 

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Time is up slackers!

Whining childish Gen Zs & millennials need to get back to the office or be fired.

They should of pushed back harder when lockdowns were announced. Instead they took the government pay-offs. Corps need to life with their choices.

It's difficult to fathom the mindset of employees that would stay home, yet be on a payroll with their front-line colleagues that have worked with the public everyday throughout Covid-19.

The bottom line is you have to do what your company tells you too. If what they want you to do is unsatisfactory you can find another job that suits you. This is not rocket science.

good luck, you force them, and now you need them back ? let's see what happens now on COVID is done now?

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