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Out of office: COVID normalized remote work, but is it really here to stay?

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Five years on, many office workers from Victoria to St. John’s are back to busy commutes and coffee runs.

Costs, productivity and morale are among the factors tilting the pendulum in either direction.

One of the “silver linings of a very terrible time” is that the pandemic normalized the concept of hybrid work, which had been uncommon before 2020 .

Donald Trump ordered federal departments to end remote work and require employees to return to the office in-person full-time.

Many large U.S. companies have taken that same approach and it could trickle over to Canada too.

KPMG ’s 2024 CEO outlook found 83 per cent of chief executives expect a full return to office within three years .

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