IBM forced employees to return to offices under threat of dismissal. Attendance will be tracked using data from badges.

Remote work is permissible only in case of health problems or military service. A third of Russians (33%) are planning or have already switched to remote work in 2024. In the United States, remote workers were fired 35% more often than office workers in 2023, according to a study by Live Data Technologies. The Wall Street Journal reported that remote workers in the U.S. will be fired more often in the next few years.