A memorandum titled 'Return to in-person work' published on the White House website reads: “Heads of all departments and agencies in the executive branch of Government shall, as soon as practicable, take all necessary steps to terminate remote work arrangements and require employees to return to work in-person at their respective duty stations on a full-time basis, provided that the department and agency heads shall make exemptions they deem necessary.”

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New work arrangements -

This will see many government employees return to working schedules that have not been in place since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Weakened job protections -

Trump has also weakened job protections for civil servants, which will threaten their legal guarantees and make them more vulnerable to being fired.

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Schedule F -

The two-pronged approach to gut the federal bureaucracy is known as "Schedule F." The aim is to facilitate the replacement of long-serving civil servants.

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Restoring accountability -

An executive order titled ‘'Restoring accountability to policy-influencing positions within the federal workforce' says that any power government officials have "is delegated by the President, and they must be accountable to the President."

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Blocking Schedule F -

The National Treasury Employee Union (NTEU) sued the president in a federal court. The union that represents federal government employees is trying to block the executive order.

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Federal hiring freeze -

President Donald Trump has also temporarily frozen the hiring of new employees at most federal agencies. Trump said that the freeze was “to ensure that we're only hiring competent people who are faithful to the American public."

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DOGE -

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which aims to cut jobs and government agencies, was established. DOGE is chaired by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who predicted that revoking "the COVID-era privilege" of telework would trigger "a wave of voluntary terminations that we welcome."

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DOGE -

In November last year, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy (who is no longer expected to integrate DOGE) wrote an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal, where they suggested that working 8 am to 6 pm, five days a week could produce a "25% thinning out of the federal bureaucracy."

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Not all government employees will return to the office -

Part of the federal workforce is unionized and many benefit from bargaining agreements that protect their work arrangements.

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How many people will this order affect? -

According to a report issued by the White House Office of Management and Budget in the summer of 2024, about 46% of federal workers (one million employees) are eligible for remote work.

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How many people will this order affect? -

According to the report, around 228,000 of these government employees are fully remote.

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Remote work is the key to attracting the best employees -

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), a federal employee union, pointed out that "restricting the use of hybrid work arrangements will make it harder for federal agencies to compete for top talent."

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The end of remote work? -

It has been suggested that 2025 will mark the end of remote work as we know it. Fully remote work has declined over the past couple of years, and while many companies have adopted hybrid working models, many are now returning to the office full time.

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Preferred work models for US companies -

According to the Flex Report Q4 2024, 43% of US companies use a structured hybrid model and 25% give employees full flexibility.

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Preferred work models for US companies -

The report also shows that 32% of American companies require corporate employees be full time in office.

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Large vs. small companies -

Larger companies (over 25,0000 employees) continue to offer a structured hybrid model. In 2024, 73% of such companies did this. Only 14% are fully flexible.

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Large vs. small companies -

Smaller companies are a lot more flexible, with 70% of those with less than 500 employees being fully flexible. Only 15% follow a structured hybrid approach.

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Big companies are returning to the office -

Big companies such as Amazon, Dell, and Boeing jumped on the return-to-office bandwagon in 2024.

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KPMG survey -

KPMG’s 2024 U.S. CEO Outlook survey unveiled CEO sentiment on the idea of full return-to-office. Many believe hybrid employees will be back in the office full time by 2027.

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Methodology -

The KPMG survey was conducted between July and August 2024 and included 1,325 CEOs from around the world and across several industries.

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CEOs predict hybrid work era will end -

According to the survey, “79% of U.S. CEOs envision the working environment for corporate employees whose roles were traditionally based in-office to be back in the physical workplace in the next three years."

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CEOs predict hybrid work era will end -

This marks a shift in position since the early months of 2024, where the figure stood at 34%.

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CEOs envision most roles to be office-based -

The survey also found that 17% of CEOs believe traditionally based in-office roles to be hybrid and only 4% envision the positions as being fully remote.

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CEOs say these employees will be rewarded -

A whopping 86% of CEOs say they will reward those who make an effort to come into the office. They’ll do this with “favorable assignments, raises or promotions.”

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Nationwide office foot traffic varies -

Workers returning to the office is a reality in some parts of the country, but not so much in others. Where you live may influence whether or not you will return to the office.

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Nationwide office foot traffic varies -

According to Axios, this disparity is more accentuated in certain cities. For instance, office visits in Miami and New York are around 90%, whereas in San Francisco the percentage is just over 50%.

Sources: (Reuters) (KPMG) (Forbes) (Axios) (The Wall Street Journal)

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The executive order -

President Donald Trump ordered federal government employees to work in the office five days a week, putting an end to a number of remote job agreements.

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'Return to in-person work' memo -

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New work arrangements -

This will see many government employees return to working schedules that have not been in place since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Weakened job protections -

Trump has also weakened job protections for civil servants, which will threaten their legal guarantees and make them more vulnerable to being fired.

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Schedule F -

The two-pronged approach to gut the federal bureaucracy is known as "Schedule F." The aim is to facilitate the replacement of long-serving civil servants.

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Restoring accountability -

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Blocking Schedule F -

The National Treasury Employee Union (NTEU) sued the president in a federal court. The union that represents federal government employees is trying to block the executive order.

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Federal hiring freeze -

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DOGE -

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DOGE -

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Not all government employees will return to the office -

Part of the federal workforce is unionized and many benefit from bargaining agreements that protect their work arrangements.

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How many people will this order affect? -

According to a report issued by the White House Office of Management and Budget in the summer of 2024, about 46% of federal workers (one million employees) are eligible for remote work.

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How many people will this order affect? -

According to the report, around 228,000 of these government employees are fully remote.

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Remote work is the key to attracting the best employees -

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The end of remote work? -

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Preferred work models for US companies -

According to the Flex Report Q4 2024, 43% of US companies use a structured hybrid model and 25% give employees full flexibility.

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Preferred work models for US companies -

The report also shows that 32% of American companies require corporate employees be full time in office.

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Large vs. small companies -

Larger companies (over 25,0000 employees) continue to offer a structured hybrid model. In 2024, 73% of such companies did this. Only 14% are fully flexible.

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Large vs. small companies -

Smaller companies are a lot more flexible, with 70% of those with less than 500 employees being fully flexible. Only 15% follow a structured hybrid approach.

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Big companies are returning to the office -

Big companies such as Amazon, Dell, and Boeing jumped on the return-to-office bandwagon in 2024.

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KPMG survey -

KPMG’s 2024 U.S. CEO Outlook survey unveiled CEO sentiment on the idea of full return-to-office. Many believe hybrid employees will be back in the office full time by 2027.

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Methodology -

The KPMG survey was conducted between July and August 2024 and included 1,325 CEOs from around the world and across several industries.

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CEOs predict hybrid work era will end -

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CEOs predict hybrid work era will end -

This marks a shift in position since the early months of 2024, where the figure stood at 34%.

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CEOs envision most roles to be office-based -

The survey also found that 17% of CEOs believe traditionally based in-office roles to be hybrid and only 4% envision the positions as being fully remote.

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CEOs say these employees will be rewarded -

A whopping 86% of CEOs say they will reward those who make an effort to come into the office. They’ll do this with “favorable assignments, raises or promotions.”

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Nationwide office foot traffic varies -

Workers returning to the office is a reality in some parts of the country, but not so much in others. Where you live may influence whether or not you will return to the office.

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Nationwide office foot traffic varies -

According to Axios, this disparity is more accentuated in certain cities. For instance, office visits in Miami and New York are around 90%, whereas in San Francisco the percentage is just over 50%.

Sources: (Reuters) (KPMG) (Forbes) (Axios) (The Wall Street Journal)

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Is remote work ending in the US?

The impact on workers and businesses

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Countless people around the world work remotely or in hybrid models, including hundreds of thousands of federal employees in the US. However, on January 20, President Trump issued an executive order that required all federal workers to return to "in-person work." This reflects the sentiment of many CEOs worldwide who, according to a recent survey, foresee the end of hybrid work models by 2027.

In this gallery, you'll find more details about the order, its potential impact, and what the future holds for remote work in America. Click on for more.