Microsoft exec tells staff there won’t be an Amazon-style return-to-office mandate unless productivity drops

Microsoft won't impose a new return-to-office mandate unless management concludes that productivity has dropped, a high-level exec has reportedly told workers.

The software and cloud-computing giant currently allows employees to work remotely, with many new hires promised the flexibility of working from home at least half the week. But that isn’t written in stone.

According to two anonymous sources that spoke with Business Insider, executive vice president Scott Guthrie recently told staff at his Microsoft’s Cloud and AI group, which includes Azure, that a policy change isn’t on the cards at present—so long as workers stay productive.

Fortune has reached out to Microsoft requesting comment on what specific metric for productivity is used, how that would be benchmarked, and whether the process would be made transparent for employees.

While no statement has been provided as of press time, Microsoft told Business Insider that the company's work policies have not changed.

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