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Why mandatory office time isn’t going to work

Companies need to take a more thoughtful approach and make the employee experience more connected and meaningful.

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Instead of pushing employees to return to the office, companies should focus on the art of gathering.

In Singapore, many companies are also urging employees to return to the office despite the rising demand for flexible work arrangements.

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Julien Cayla

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In a trend of companies wanting employees to spend less time working from home, professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has announced a crackdown. It intends to track the locations of its UK employees to ensure they spend “at least three days a week” in the office or at a client’s site. 

Meanwhile,

tech giant Amazon ended its hybrid work policy

and ordered staff back to the office five days a week, saying that in-person work would improve collaboration and innovation.

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