Instagram is abandoning hybrid work and will require employees to return to the office five days per week, according to a memo reviewed by CNBC. The mandate applies to all Instagram employees and goes into effect on February 2, 2026. Instagram’s Return To Office Policy Start Date: February 2, 2026 Notice Date: December 1, 2025 Lead Time: 63 days Location Policy: Office First Office Visit Expectations: 5…
NBCUniversal is requiring hybrid employees to return to the office four days per week beginning January 5, 2026. The new mandate, announced in a memo from Chief Operating Officer Adam Miller, applies to staff across NBCUniversal’s U.S. operations. Employees will be required to work onsite Monday through Thursday, with Fridays remaining flexible. NBCUniversal’s Return To Office Policy Start Date: January 5, 2026 Notice Date: September 9,…
Microsoft has updated its return-to-office expectations. In a blog post published on September 9, 2025, Amy Coleman, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, announced that employees will be required to work from the office three days per week starting in 2026. The new policy replaces Microsoft’s hybrid arrangement, which since April 2022 required employees to spend 50% of their time in the office. Here…
David Ellison, CEO of the newly formed merger Paramount Skydance, has announced a full-time return-to-office policy for all U.S.-based employees beginning in January, Business Insider reports. “In-person collaboration is absolutely vital to building and strengthening our culture and driving the success of our business,” Ellison wrote in a company-wide memo. “We need to all be rowing in the same direction… that begins with being together…
Thirty-three Fortune 500 companies currently require employees to be in the office five days a week. Below, you’ll see 10 notable Fortune 500 companies with five-day RTO policies. You’ll also see a bonus section with some non-Fortune 500s. If you want to see all 33, we track the data in our Fortune 500 RTO Database. Here are a few good ways to access the data:…
In June, FOX 9 reported that Target employees at the company’s downtown Minneapolis headquarters are expected to work from the office just five weeks per year. It was one of the least stringent RTO policies in the Fortune 500 and the least in Minnesota specifically. But things have changed at Target. In July, according to a Twin Cities Business article, Target Corp. told select departments at its Minneapolis…
Intel was one of the few Fortune 500 companies to publicly state it would not require an official return to the office. The company shared this approach in 2021 and reiterated it in 2023. But as of April 24, 2025, Intel has reversed course. An internal memo told employees to 1) watch for layoffs and 2) return to the office four days per week in September…
BNY Mellon (#130 on the Fortune 500 list) is the latest major financial institution to tighten its return-to-office policy. Starting today, the company will require most employees to be in the office four days per week—up from three days in 2023. Here’s everything we know about BNY Mellon’s updated return-to-office plan and past policies. BNY Mellon’s Return To Office Policy Here’s the full RTO policy:…
Gap Inc. is the latest major corporation to announce a full return-to-office (RTO) mandate. The order applies to all corporate employees who live near an office and will start in September 2025. San Francisco Business Times first reported the story on February 7, 2025, giving employees a five-month ramp-up period. Here’s everything you need to know about Gap’s RTO policy. Gap’s Return To Office Policy…
Ford Motor Company is ending its flexible hybrid model and moving to a more structured office-based approach. In a memo issued June 25, the company announced that the majority of its global salaried workforce will be required to work from the office four days a week starting September 2, 2025. “We believe working together in person on a day-to-day basis will help accelerate Ford’s transformation…