In a recent press release, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced that City of Seattle Executive Branch employees will be expected to work in-person with an updated hybrid schedule. In the same statement, Mayor Harrell shared that several other regional employers will be following suit with the policy changes.
Starting Monday, Nov. 4, these employers will remodel their work flows:
City of Seattle — Executive branch employees will report in-person three days a week, a change from its prior requirement of two days a week. The City of Seattle has ~13,300 executive branch employees.
King County — The county also has a three-day-per-week office expectation with goals to develop a more specific on-site schedule by January 2025. Over 75% of King County employees currently work on-site daily.
Other major employers with statements in the press release include Amazon, Vulcan Real Estate, and timber company Weyerhaeuser.
