Mandatory office days: legally settled, but do they actually work?
November 1, 2026
A court recently ruled that Booking.com may require its employees to spend 40% of their working time in the office. The works council disagreed, so the company took the matter to court. The judge considered it a reasonable decision, since seeing one another in the office can foster connection, development and collaboration. Booking.com had first tried to encourage people to come in, but that didn’t work: only 27% came into the office at least 40% of the time.
