Best Practices, Scenarios for Returning Employees to the Office

One enduring effect of COVID-19 is remote and hybrid work arrangements, which have not returned to pre-pandemic levels. For instance, a 2025 Gallup study found that 51% of full-time remote-capable employees work a hybrid schedule, 28% work exclusively remote and 21% work fully onsite. Additionally, in 2025, nearly 35% of full-time workers performed at least part of their job from home, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics American Time Use Survey.

As time goes on, however, employers slowly continue to require employees to return to the office — either fully onsite or using an onsite/remote hybrid model. But making this