noun
General Slang
return-to-office mandate
ri-TURN-tuh-OFF-iss MAN-dayt · noun · informal
An employer rule forcing remote staff back on-site.
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A formal policy requiring employees who had been working remotely to return to a physical office for some or all of the workweek. Such mandates triggered trends like coffee badging and resenteeism.
“The five-day return-to-office mandate sparked a wave of resignations across the department.”
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return-to-office mandate In A Sentence
The five-day return-to-office mandate sparked a wave of resignations across the department.
Origin & Usage
Rose to prominence in post-pandemic corporate policy debates from roughly 2022 onward.
Variants
RTO mandate
People Also Ask
What is a return-to-office mandate?
A formal employer policy requiring remote workers to come back to a physical office for some or all of the workweek.
Why are RTO mandates controversial?
They removed flexibility many workers valued, triggering resignations and pushback along with trends like coffee badging and resenteeism.
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