The back-to-office backfire: Companies ending WFH perks lose out on top talent, who view flexible work as equivalent to an 8% raise

• The coronavirus pandemic upended the work world and accelerated the pro-labor movement.
• As workplaces continue bringing employees back to the office, hybrid employers have an advantage.
• Employees see flexible workplaces as an equivalent benefit to an 8% raise, WSJ reported.

Forcing workers back to the office is slowly backfiring for employers as the tightening labor market increasingly values remote work as a key benefit.