Zoom, the video communications company whose name has become synonymous with remote work during the pandemic, has sent its staff back to the office.

The company said it believes a “structured hybrid approach” is most effective and that people who live within 50 miles of one of its offices should work in person at least twice a week.

This is the latest in a series of great undertakings to reverse their flexible working policy.

Amazon and Disney are two companies that have reduced remote working days.

Surveys suggest that workers still retain the ability to work from home to some degree.

In July, about 12% of workers in the U.S., where Zoom is headquartered, were working entirely remotely, while another 29% had hybrid policies, according to a survey conducted monthly by University of California researchers since the pandemic. Stanford and others.

This is similar to patterns recorded earlier this year by the UK Office for National Statistics.

Previous research by the Stanford team found that telecommuting is more common in English-speaking countries much less common in Asia and Europe.

Before the pandemic, the proportion of days worked from home in the US was only 5%.

Globally, workers want more flexible working arrangements than what employers consider optimal.

At one point Zoom said that his staff I could work remotely indefinitely.

But now the tech company has said that the new policy will be implemented in August and September, according to a schedule that will vary by country.

He indicated that he would continue to “hire the best talent, regardless of location.”

Other companies have also reduced the working days of their remote employees. GETTY IMAGES

At the end of January, the company employed about 8,400 people, more than half of whom worked in the US.

Around 200 people currently work for Zoom in the UK, where it has just opened a new office in London.

Zoom said the new policy, first reported by Business Insider, will put the company “in a better position to leverage our own technologies, continue to innovate and support our global customers.”

“We will continue to use the entire Zoom platform to keep our employees and dispersed teams connected and working efficiently,” the company said.

In September 2022, only about 1% of the company’s workers they had a “regular presence in the office”, while 75% worked remotely and the rest had hybrid arrangements, the Wall Street Journal reported at the time.

But Zoom is under increasing pressure as the spread of remote work has prompted rivals like Microsoft to improve their video offerings.

The growth of Zoom has slowed down drastically from the pandemic.

Earlier this year, the company announced it would lay off 15% of its staff and top executives would take a significant pay cut.

Its shares are currently worth around $68 each, down more than $500 from their peak in October 2020.