In August, it was reported that Microsoft was planning to mandate its workers again to the workplace “no less than” three days every week as quickly as January 2026. (Staff presently can work remotely “half” of the workweek.)
Now, in line with an inside 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 line with Enterprise Insider.
“Within the AI period, we’re transferring sooner than ever, constructing world-class expertise that adjustments how folks reside and work, and the way organizations all over the place function,” reads the e-mail from Microsoft HR chief Amy Coleman. “When you replicate on our historical past, probably the most significant breakthroughs occur once we construct on one another’s concepts collectively, in actual time.”
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 concentrate on workers who reside within the Puget Sound, Washington space, and can start round February 23. “When you reside inside 50 miles of a Microsoft workplace, you may 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 by way of Getty Photographs
The RTO mandate will then develop to different places of work within the U.S. and, ultimately, internationally, for which planning will start in 2026, in line 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 right now with particular steerage,” the e-mail reads. “If you’re exterior 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 finest, and the information is evident: when folks work collectively in particular person extra typically, they thrive—they’re extra energized, empowered, they usually ship stronger outcomes,” Coleman wrote.
In August, it was reported that Microsoft was planning to mandate its workers again to the workplace “no less than” three days every week as quickly as January 2026. (Staff presently can work remotely “half” of the workweek.)
Now, in line with an inside 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 line with Enterprise Insider.
“Within the AI period, we’re transferring sooner than ever, constructing world-class expertise that adjustments how folks reside and work, and the way organizations all over the place function,” reads the e-mail from Microsoft HR chief Amy Coleman. “When you replicate on our historical past, probably the most significant breakthroughs occur once we construct on one another’s concepts collectively, in actual time.”
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