With the increased emphasis among employers on productivity and operational efficiency, companies continue to adjust their hybrid policies in favour of greater office attendance. Today, employees globally are spending just over three days in the office on average, with peak attendance on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. 

However, despite widespread adoption of hybrid models, variances in office attendance are materialising across regions and countries, ranging from two days in the U.S. and U.K. to over four days on average in countries across the Asia Pacific including India (4.4 days), South Korea (4.2 days) and Taiwan (4.7 days). Australia’s office attendance (3.1 days) reflects Western markets while Japan (3.8 days), Thailand (3.3 days) and Singapore (3.8 days) have higher attendance than most markets, and are closer to global averages. These differences are largely driven by a combination of cultural nuances, living arrangements and other structural factors. 

Overall, the majority of international organisations globally (87%) are encouraging their employees to work from the office at least some of the time. In fact, only 20% of employees work fully remote or up to two days in the office today, down from 39% a year ago. As employers continue expecting in-office work and companies increasingly pivot away from fully remote hiring, office attendance is expected to incrementally rise through year-end.