{
  "id": 2081599,
  "title": "Why do companies care which days you work from home?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/why-do-companies-care-which-days-you-work-from-home",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T05:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91592352/why-do-companies-care-which-days-you-work-from-home"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bank of America has implemented a new policy for its hybrid workforce, prohibiting employees from working remotely on back-to-back days starting September 14. The bank aims to foster collaboration and manage office usage by ensuring some staff are present daily. This change stems from employee feedback and consideration of the nature of their jobs. Most client-facing roles have already returned to full-time office presence.\n\nApple has utilized \"anchor\" days, requiring hybrid employees to be in the office on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and an additional day determined by their team. Swiss bank UBS mandated one in-office day to be either Monday or Friday in March 2025. The rationale behind these policies often revolves around optimizing office space and ensuring employees are present when collaborating with colleagues. Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom suggests that unrestricted scheduling may hinder the primary benefit of being in the office: in-person interactions.\n\nRecent data indicates that the percentage of Fortune 500 companies offering flexible work policies dropped by 11% between Q2 2024 and Q2 2025, while those mandating full-time office presence nearly doubled, from 13% to 24%. In the banking sector, JPMorgan Chase has required full-time office attendance since January 2025, while Truist has done so since January 2026.",
  "summary": "Bank of America has announced a unique change to its hybrid work policy : it will prohibit employees from working remotely on consecutive days . Starting on September 14, Bank of America staff in hybrid roles will still have two remote days each week, but they can’t be back-to-back. The decision is intended to promote collaboration and optimize the usage of the bank’s real estate by ensuring some…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}