IBM, known to some employees as “I’ve Been Moved,” is once again requiring major shifts for its workforce. In April 2025, IBM announced that U.S. sales staff and all U.S. cloud employees must now work from a client site, a flagship office, or a sales hub at least three days per week. The Register first reported the story. From our primary RTO research, this is…
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….
Use this calculator to estimate employee productivity either by the hour or by the project. With just a few quick inputs, you can determine output per hour worked or output per project completed. Instructions For The Employee Productivity Calculator Follow these steps depending on whether you want to measure productivity per hour or per project: Productivity Per Hour Productivity Per Project Scroll down to view…
Use this calculator to estimate the total cost of your employees. With just a few simple inputs, you can calculate the full employment cost, including wages, taxes, and benefits. How To Use The Employee Cost Calculator Follow these steps to calculate the full cost of employment for each employee at your organization: Hit “Calculate” to view the total employee cost. Scroll down to view the…
Use this calculator to estimate the potential cost savings for your company based on the number of remote work days employees take per week. With a few simple inputs, it will calculate your estimated savings, helping you better manage remote work policies and related costs. How To Calculate Remote Work Savings Remote Work Cost Savings Definition Remote Work Cost Savings calculates the reduction in costs…
Alphabet (Google) first returned to the office on April 4, 2022 with a voluntary policy to work in a hybrid fashion for three days per week. Until an internal memo on June 7, 2023, Google had a positive stance toward remote work, stating that it expects 20% of its workforce to take advantage of the opportunity to work remotely full time, and that 85% of…
In this report, we keep an updated list of every Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policy for the Fortune 100 (and compile the statistics at the top). The report tracks 16 individual ESG data points for every company. Use the links below to jump to a section that interests you. You can access the complete database below. Or, access a sample of the database first….
Caterpillar is officially ending its hybrid work model. In a memo obtained by Buildremote, the company told employees that all U.S. office-based staff are now required to work from the office five days per week. This email was sent on Wednesday, April 9, and the policy goes into effect on June 2, 2025. The move follows a January mandate for Caterpillar’s Resource Industries division, which…
24 of the Fortune 500 companies currently require five days per week in the office. Below, you’ll see 26 notable companies (all 24 Fortune 500s plus two other notables) with five-day RTO policies. Any time a new company announcement comes out, we’ll update the post. Want to access this list in a free spreadsheet? 1) Amazon According to CNBC, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sent…
Morgan Stanley first returned to the office in February of 2022. In July of 2022, Morgan Stanley tightened restrictions on remote work by stating that salespeople can no longer work more than 90 days per year from home (it’s unclear if the policy applies to employees outside of sales). In March of 2025, the bank adjusted its policy for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (~15,000 employees)…