Key Takeaways

• Many companies are introducing return-to-office mandates, and not all employees are happy with them.
• Companies requiring five-day RTO will lose valuable employees, an employment lawyer said.
• Craig Levey lays out four steps employees can take if their company announces an RTO policy.

^{This article originally appeared on Business Insider.}

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Craig Levey, an employment law attorney and partner at Bennett & Belfort, P.C., a law firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

Companies want their employees to be productive, and they generally have the right to introduce policies that mandate returning to the office five days a week.

In some businesses, employees can be productive remotely, but I truly believe that in others, they do need to be in the office. Personally, I think hybrid is the perfect balance, with employees working in the office three to four days a week and being remote one to two days a week.

I think every company that mandates five days a week in the office could lose some very valuable employees, which will be a blow to them.

Ultimately, an employee whose company implements a five-day RTO policy will have to decide: Am I going to return to the office five days a week as required, or am I not?

Here are the steps I'd take if a client came to me about their company switching to a 5-day RTO policy:

1. Look at your employment contract

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