Is working from home a dying trend?

financialpost.com:

More and more companies are looking to bring employees back into the office.

Several high-profile organizations in Canada, including Amazon.com Inc. and Telus Communications Inc., have begun scaling back their work-from-home policies in favour of in-office work — in some cases, full-time.

In Toronto, which, according to a recent study, has the fewest in-office workers of six major cities worldwide, Mayor Olivia Chow met with downtown executives over the summer to discuss bringing employees back more frequently.

Chow later backtracked on her stance.

“While I share their desire for a downtown recovery, when it comes to returning to in-office work, it’s up to employers and workers to determine what’s best,” Chow posted on X on June 11.

So why are some companies so eager to scale back their remote work policies? And is working from home (WFH) a dying trend?

Stellantis NV: The automaker behind Jeep and Fiat brought its employees back to the office last week amid profit concerns. Employees must now work three days in-person.

Federal public service: In September, federal public servants were required to return to the office three days per week, up from two. Executives are to be in the office four days a week.

Amazon.com Inc.: Chief executive Andy Jassy wrote in a memo in September that employees would be returning to the “way we were before the onset of COVID” and working from the office five days a week.

Telus Corp.: The telecom giant ordered roughly 1,000 call centre workers back to the office for three days a week beginning in September — though some employees in Barrie, Ont. were told to move to Montreal or accept a severance package, as their previous office space had been sold.

Canada Life: In September, the insurance