In recent months, the first generation of post-lockdown agreements on telework have come up for renegotiation. More than four years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, are companies backtracking on the number of days granted? Mind RH has compiled and analysed 225 agreements from France's largest companies, signed between 2020 and 2023. Our study confirms the average maximum telework allowance of two days per week but significant differences emerge between sectors.
In 2023, most of the leading US groups, particularly in the tech sector, abruptly announced a “return to the office” for their employees. These reversals by Google, Disney, Meta, Apple, Amazon, Starbucks and Lyft signalled the end of the post-pandemic period, during which employees enjoyed a high degree of flexibility, in response in particular to the ‘Great Resignation’ observed from 2021 onwards, thanks to the numerous job creations. Companies have justified this backtracking by pointing to a
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Article authors
Antoine Piel
Section Head at Mind HR
Aymeric Marolleau
Editor-in-Chief Data & Lab
Datajournalisme, économie et numérique. J’enseigne aussi le journalisme de données à l’EDJ de Sciences Po Paris.