US EditionEmployees 'Upset' About Return to Office and Prefer Flexible Work, Survey Suggests
- On July 28, 2025, a faceoff emerged between remote workers and employers as Fortune 100 companies and major banks like TD, RBC, BNS, and BMO mandated return-to-office policies.
- Changing business environment and job market conditions drove the push for more in-office work, and the banks often set the tone for attendance across Canada.
- Yesterday, Angus Reid Institute data showed three-in-five Canadians prefer to work mostly remotely and not having to commute influences their choice.
- Of those asked to return, Angus Reid Institute finds that more than half of Canadians younger than 65 believe workers are just as or more productive at home.
- As housing costs soar, Angus Reid Institute finds many remote workers see broader living options as an upside to less office time, while some experience loneliness and disconnection.
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Employees 'upset' about return to office and prefer flexible work, survey suggests
As more and more employers order their workers back to the office, the employees returning to Canada's corporate workplaces say they like the flexibility to work from home — and aren't so happy about being forced to return.
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Recent poll suggests more than half of Canadians want to stay working from home amid push for return to office
According to the Angus Reid Institute, 59 per cent of surveyed Canadians said they would prefer to spend the majority of their working time at home if it were possible.
Home Office vs. Head Office: Most Canadian workers say they prefer to stay home as return-to-work push grows - Angus Reid Institute
Just nine per cent of professional/finance/knowledge sector workers would choose full-time in office July 28, 2025 – With a majority of Fortune 100 companies now requiring desk workers to be fully in office, and major banking institutions like TD, RBC, and BMO upping the required days in office, a faceoff is setting up among workers who evidently prefer to stay… The post Home Office vs. Head Office: Most Canadian workers say they prefer to stay …
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