Workers trudge into offices but mandates may not help

Almost 40 per cent of workers in a survey said five days a week in the office was now mandated. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian workers are trudging back to the office, begrudgingly accepting the benefits of in-person attendance, as more workplaces demand it.

Almost 40 per cent of workers in a survey said their attendance in the office five days a week was now mandated.