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In a significant shift from its operations and its products, video conferencing giant Zoom is requiring employees who live near a company office to be on-site two days a week, embracing a "hybrid approach" to work. Zoom fueled the remote work craze embraced by many office workers over the last few years.

Silicon Valley giant Apple has implemented a stricter hybrid work policy in an effort to reduce costs and streamline its workforce. Tim Cook's company is now actively tracking its in-person attendance schedule and warning employees that attempt to shirk the requirement to work in the office several days a week.

Workers who refuse to come in as often as expected could be terminated.

Employee attendance is being tracked, with threats of escalating warnings for those that don't comply.

Silicon Valley giant Apple has implemented a stricter hybrid work policy in an effort to reduce costs and streamline its workforce. Tim Cook's company is now actively tracking its in-person attendance schedule and warning employees that attempt to shirk the requirement to work in the office several days a week.

The CEO doubles down on Apple's office policy, insisting that in-person collaboration is essential for the company.

Workers are returning to U.S. offices at the highest rate since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic as companies intensify efforts to bring employees back.

Labor Day has become a flash point for big companies who want workers to return to the office.

Each pandemic fall has brought with it employers’ hopes of a broad-scale return to the office. Last year’s plans were derailed by the delta variant. But this time, business leaders are adamant that they won’t change course. Seriously.

"Firms are making a horrible mistake to force people back to work," a workforce expert told Newsweek. "Theyre just begging for trouble."