Workers rage as giant of the corporate world forces them back into the office three days a week

Australian employees of a global corporation have been told they will be required in the office multiple days a week.

TheAussieCorporate page claimed Deloitte will issue a mandate for employees to return to the office three days a week.

Employees in Australia were told during Thursday afternoon briefings that they would be required back in the office, or on client sites.

‘Deloitte return to office mandate has been rumoured for a little while with some more senior staff mentioning that it’s coming,’ the anonymous user said.

‘Brisbane office doesn’t have enough seating and hot desking is usually a nightmare.’  

People leapt into the comments section to slam the alleged mandate, claiming a lack of space in Deloitte offices.

‘Apparently we told them we wanted better collaboration, communication and engagement in staff surveys,’ one apparent employee said.

‘Solution? Come back to an office with insufficient desks to accommodate the policy – go figure? Not sure that is what I meant…’

Reddit user reveals Deloitte’s Australia branches will mandate a return-to-office (stock image)

Users who said they were employees questioned how everyone would fit into the offices

Another said the Sydney office ‘didn’t have enough seating with the full-time, work from home, 18 months ago’.

‘Not sure how they’re going to fit more people in with mandatory office days.’ 

A third succinctly said the proposal was ‘ ridiculous and unmonitorable with so many people at client sites’.

‘Stop de loittering and get back to work. I mean the office.’

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Deloitte’s Australian branch for comment. 

In May, specialist recruiter and career coach Tammie Ballis warned that work-from-home options and flexible or hybrid arrangements are becoming ‘less and less’ in the years after the Covid pandemic.

National Australia Bank, Amazon, Dell, Tabcorp and Flight Centre are among the recent corporations to introduce a return-to-office mandates.

‘You might think you’ve got a work-from-home job, but you might not have that next week,’ Ms Ballis said.

‘Employers can decide to change it, and people shouldn’t just trust that the workplace is going to give them what they want.

‘As long as they are within the legal rights and within the law, businesses can change their terms and conditions when it comes to your employment.’