Disney wants more remote employees back at the office
Disney is making some remote employees return to the office four days per week as part of a renewed in-person work push.
Disney is pushing some remote employees to return to the office four days a week under CEO Josh D'Amaro. This move aligns with Disney's general policy of four days in-person work per week. Many major media companies have also implemented Return-to-Office (RTO) mandates, but Disney's is a stricter enforcement of its existing policy rather than a new strategy.
Employees who fail to adhere to the RTO policy risk being fired. Disney's policy has not always been consistently applied, with some managers being more strict than others. NBCUniversal and Paramount Skydance also require employees to work in person four days a week, while Paramount's Phase 2 RTO policy, which applies to US workers outside New York City or Los Angeles, requires a five-day workweek.
Disney's renewed focus on RTO comes as CEO D'Amaro is nearing six months in his role and is working to integrate Hulu features into Disney+, make it a super app with games and merchandise, and unify workflows and teams. The company conducted major layoffs in April and July, with ESPN being affected.
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