Since around mid?2022, employees now average about 1.5 days per week working from home, and employers' stated expectations for remote days closely match this pattern, indicating a new equilibrium rather than ongoing contraction or expansion.

This level is far below the peak of pandemic lockdowns but still dramatically higher than pre?2020 norms, when only a small share of workdays were done remotely. This confirms that remote and hybrid models have become a regular feature of white?collar work rather than a short?term anomaly.

Other large datasets on work patterns point to a similar plateau, estimating that by 2025, about 25 percent of paid workdays are now done from home, roughly three times the pre?pandemic share, with that proportion having changed little since 2023.

Commentators in these sources describe this as a "durable equilibrium," in which organizations no longer constantly renegotiate work?from?home rules but treat hybrid work as part of ordinary planning and operations.

Source: https://www.hcamag.com/us/news/general/new-study-shows-work-from-home-is-settling-down/554089

So, the question for our readers is: How Many Days Should Employees Work From Home?

Here is the opinion of one of the McCalmon editorial staff:

Jack McCalmon, Esq.

I think much depends on the employer, the job, and the employee. The employer needs to determine how many in-office days are needed to perform the job. The employee needs to determine if that works for them. The more flexibility provided, the more likely the employer retains the employee. 

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