In 2023, 52 percent of employers globally reported that their main reason for asking their employees to return to the office was to build or maintain culture or connection. Meanwhile, 24 percent and 12 percent of employees said reported the same as their second and third reasons, respectively. Overall, around 45 percent of employers also cited real estate investments as one of the reasons they asked their employees to return to the office.
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Original question: "Which of the following are the top reasons driving your organization to require employees to work in offices at least some of the time?"
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PayScale. (January 12, 2024). Leading reasons driving return-to-office mandates among organizations worldwide in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450336/return-to-office-mandates-top-reasons-globally/
PayScale. "Leading reasons driving return-to-office mandates among organizations worldwide in 2023." Chart. January 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450336/return-to-office-mandates-top-reasons-globally/
PayScale. (2024). Leading reasons driving return-to-office mandates among organizations worldwide in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450336/return-to-office-mandates-top-reasons-globally/
PayScale. "Leading Reasons Driving Return-to-office Mandates among Organizations Worldwide in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450336/return-to-office-mandates-top-reasons-globally/
PayScale, Leading reasons driving return-to-office mandates among organizations worldwide in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450336/return-to-office-mandates-top-reasons-globally/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Leading reasons driving return-to-office mandates among organizations worldwide in 2023 [Graph], PayScale, January 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450336/return-to-office-mandates-top-reasons-globally/