Trump's RTO executive order: How the mandate will work and when federal workers may have to return to the office
Big changes are in store for federal workers who work remotely after Trump signed an executive order requiring RTO. Here's how the mandate might work.
Trump RTO Mandates Won’t Disrupt Big Law Policies—But Client Expectations Might
Three days a week in the office remains the most popular arrangement, five years after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted established patterns of work.
Trump’s RTO mandate could be a pivotal moment in the remote work wars
Having the nation’s largest employer move in this direction provides cover and legitimacy to others who have wanted to make this change already.”
What federal workers are saying about Trump's RTO order
Federal employees describe both challenges and benefits presented by President Donald Trump's return-to-office mandate.
The Federal RTO Crackdown Prompts a Scramble for Office Space
The General Services Administration must find workspaces for 2.3 million civil servants ordered back to offices full time—while also carrying out Trump's pending order to sell off two-thirds of the buildings it manages.
RTO mandates are showing a trust breakdown between bosses and workers
Return-to-office mandates could erode some of the trust some employers built with workers in the pandemic. That could eventually drive away staff.
President Trump orders federal employees to return to office
President Donald Trump signed an order to temporarily freeze hiring for federal agencies and a mandate for federal employees to return to their offices. It was one of several executive orders signed on his inauguration day.
For federal workers, Trump’s return-to-office order amounts to an unwelcome pay cut
The approaching return to full-time in-person work will cost remote and hybrid workers hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars per year.
Union leaders push back on Trump's RTO mandate, saying it won't make the federal government more efficient
Leaders of unions that represent federal workers said Trump's RTO mandate would not make the government more efficient and could deter top talent.
The Top Work From Home Employer Rejects RTO Trend: Here’s Why
The top company for work from home roles pays as much as $300,000 per year. This company lets people work from anywhere - ...
How Companies Get RTO Wrong — and How You Can Get It Right
RTO fumbles at AT&T, Amazon, and JPMorgan show just how easy it is to make mistakes when returning to the office.
Trump wants federal workers back at their desks. Why that may be harder than it sounds
It was no surprise when President Donald Trump this week issued a memorandum to the heads of federal departments and agencies, essentially directing them to get their employees back to the office full ...
Trump Signs RTO Order—What’s Happening To Remote Jobs In 2025?
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday enforcing RTO on all federal employees, joining the likes of Amazon.
Trump's RTO order has federal workers split
President Donald Trump appears to have shaken up the federal workforce in his first 48 hours. On Monday, Trump was in his ...
WPP CEO Mark Read dreams of ‘getting closer’ to the U.S. amid workforce anger over RTO mandate
Despite expansion plans, 2025 could prove tricky for WPP's Read as he rolls out an unpopular RTO mandate.