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Office attendance is becoming a performance metric

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JP Morgan Chase is one of the firms to have called staff back into the office five days a week. Photo: Getty Images

The Financial Times

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Return to work mandates can weed out underperforming staff but risk pushing away valued workers.

12 February, 2025 by Emma Jacobs and Anjli Raval

There is a new front in the return to office battle. Some companies are not just stiffening their mandates but are increasingly monitoring attendance and using the data gathered in performance and pay reviews.

After several years of employees calling the shots on

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