5-Day Workweek Returning – with Some Opposition

As noted previously, more companies are requiring in-person work, particularly in the finance industry. Zoom, Meta, Amazon and Goldman Sachs are all requiring more employees to spend more time in the office, finding that the face-to-face environment is more productive. Approximately 20 percent of employees surveyed do not want full-time RTO, while about 83 percent of CEOs  (including those at the employers mentioned above) expect a full RTO by 2027, according to KPMG. It will take a tactful approach by management to accomplish that goal – in addition to their financial incentives – because the “all or nothing” approach favored by some is predicted to meet resistance.