Even pandemic darling Zoom is bringing its employees back to the office

Video conferencing giant whose services became ubiquitous in the pandemic is adopting a 'hybrid' of home and office working

Video conferencing plays a key role in teams working from home and came into its own during Covid-19, causing Zoom's share price to quintuple from March to October 2020.  Picture: iStock

Zoom Video Communications, a one-time darling of the work-from-home era, is calling workers back to the office.

Employees who live near a Zoom location must be on-site two days a week, a company spokesperson said. A “hybrid approach” is most effective for Zoom, she said, because it will be in “a better position to use our own technologies, continue to innovate and support our global customers”.