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Orianna Rosa Royle

Bank CEO ordered employees to return to the office for their own 'mental health'—and it sparked backlash

Worker looking stressed as she works from home (Credit: PeopleImages—Getty Images)

While many bosses have harbored suspicions about reduced productivity with remote work, leaders like David Solomon, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg have been calling employees back to the office for various reasons. However, one CEO has taken a different stance, insisting that her mandate to boost office attendance is based on preserving her workers' mental health, rather than solely focusing on their motivation levels.

"This is not about productivity,” Marnie Baker, the CEO and managing director of an Australian bank, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, told staff in a video call obtained by news.com.au. 

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