Return-to-office politics: 4 tips for reducing talent attrition
February 16, 2024
By Bryan Strickland
A disproportionate percentage of high-performing employees are likely to consider leaving their jobs in response to return-to-office (RTO) mandates.
Recent research from Gartner HR found that, across a population of 2,080 knowledge workers, an RTO mandate reduced their intent to stay by 8%. The reduction in intent to stay among high-performing workers doubled to 16%.
"High-performing employees are more easily able to pursue opportunities at organizations that offer hybrid or fully remote policies," Caitlin Duffy, a director in the Gartner HR practice, said in a news release. "Losing high performers to attrition costs organizations in terms of productivity, difficulty in backfilling the role, and the overall loss of high-quality talent available to fill critical positions."
The survey found that women (11%) and Millennials (10%) also had a greater reduction in their intent to stay when facing an RTO mandate.