In August, it was reported that Microsoft was planning to mandate its workers again to the workplace “at the least” three days every week as quickly as January 2026. (Workers presently can work remotely “half” of the workweek.)
Now, in keeping with an inner e mail despatched to Microsoft workers on Tuesday, the corporate has finalized its plans and is issuing a return-to-office (RTO) mandate in three phases, starting on the finish of February 2026, in keeping with Enterprise Insider.
“Within the AI period, we’re shifting quicker than ever, constructing world-class know-how that modifications how folks stay and work, and the way organizations in all places function,” reads the e-mail from Microsoft HR chief Amy Coleman. “If you happen to mirror on our historical past, essentially the most significant breakthroughs occur after we construct on one another’s concepts collectively, in actual time.”
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As of June 30, Microsoft employed 228,000 employees, with 125,000 situated within the U.S.
In accordance with the e-mail, the primary part will give attention to workers who stay within the Puget Sound, Washington space, and can start round February 23. “If you happen to stay inside 50 miles of a Microsoft workplace, you will be anticipated to work onsite three days every week beginning [at the end of February],” the e-mail reads.
A normal view of the Microsoft Zizhu Campus in Minghang, Shanghai, China, on June 30, 2025. Worldwide workers will be taught extra about their RTO in 2026. Ying Tang/NurPhoto through Getty Pictures
The RTO mandate will then increase to different workplaces within the U.S. and, finally, internationally, for which planning will start in 2026, in keeping with the e-mail.
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The memo mentioned that the remainder of the workers will hear from their “EVP or organizational management immediately with particular steering,” the e-mail reads. “If you’re outdoors of the Puget Sound space, you don’t want to take any motion at the moment except your EVP communicates in any other case.”
“We have checked out how our groups work greatest, and the information is obvious: when folks work collectively in particular person extra usually, they thrive—they’re extra energized, empowered, and so they ship stronger outcomes,” Coleman wrote.
In August, it was reported that Microsoft was planning to mandate its workers again to the workplace “at the least” three days every week as quickly as January 2026. (Workers presently can work remotely “half” of the workweek.)
Now, in keeping with an inner e mail despatched to Microsoft workers on Tuesday, the corporate has finalized its plans and is issuing a return-to-office (RTO) mandate in three phases, starting on the finish of February 2026, in keeping with Enterprise Insider.
“Within the AI period, we’re shifting quicker than ever, constructing world-class know-how that modifications how folks stay and work, and the way organizations in all places function,” reads the e-mail from Microsoft HR chief Amy Coleman. “If you happen to mirror on our historical past, essentially the most significant breakthroughs occur after we construct on one another’s concepts collectively, in actual time.”
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