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Hybrid has become ubiquitous among the largest employers

October 25, 2023

Contributors:

With 2023’s most significant wave of return-to-office mandates taking effect in September, hybrid attendance requirements are now nearly universal among the largest employers in the U.S. – out of Fortune 100 companies with known policies, just one firm does not have hybrid attendance policies impacting at least a large share of their teams.

Hybrid has become the dominant policy for major employers – roughly 80% of Fortune 100 employees work at hybrid companies, with the majority of those requiring three or more days of attendance per week.

The dominance of hybrid schedules, and the tendency of those employees to attend on the same mid-week days, may limit further ability to rightsize office portfolios, when office-using industries have collectively cut more than 6% of their portfolios since the pandemic while adding 6% to their employee headcounts.

There is some evidence that companies may attempt to opportunistically increase attendance quotas over time: Disney, USAA, and most recently Nike, all started with three-day requirements for hybrid employees but have increased requirements to four days in 2023. In the 2023 KPMG CEO Outlook survey, 64% of respondents believe hybrid schedules will transition back to pre-pandemic attendance frequency by 2026.

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