Citigroup return to office policy3 days a week.
Most Citi employees work hybrid: at least three days in the office and up to two remote. Traders, branch staff and some regulated roles are in five days. Citi has kept hybrid while rivals moved to five days, and enforces it with badge data that feeds into performance ratings and pay.
Days in the office
- Policy
- Hybrid
- In effect since
- Not known
- Announced
- March 2021
- Industry
- Finance
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Checked
- Reported October 2026
What the policy says.
- Most employees are classed as hybrid: at least 3 office days, up to 2 remote.
- Traders and branch staff are expected in the office 5 days a week.
- About 600 US trading-related staff moved to five days in 2024 as FINRA's pandemic remote-supervision relief ended (secondary reports).
- Since 2023, managers have weighed 'persistent, unexplained absences' (from US badge data) in performance ratings and pay.
- UK staff are tracked individually each month; persistent non-attendance can mean bonus cuts or dismissal (non-US).
- Remote weeks: two every December since 2022, and any two in August 2025 (also offered August 2022).
- In Feb 2025, CEO Jane Fraser presented hybrid as a recruiting edge over rivals with stricter mandates.
How Citigroup's policy changed since 2020.
March 2021
Fraser announces most roles will be hybrid (at least 3 office days); 'Zoom-free Fridays'
August 2022
Hybrid staff get two remote weeks in August
December 2022
Two remote weeks every December begin
June 22, 2023
Managers told to warn persistently absent staff; compliance factored into ratings and pay
August 2023
UK starts monthly individual attendance tracking (non-US)
June 2024
About 600 US trading-related staff told to return full time
February 2025
Fraser tells MDs hybrid will stay
June 2025
Memo lets hybrid staff work remotely any two weeks of August 2025
Sources and how sure we are.
ReportedReported by major outlets, but not every detail is confirmed by the company.The 2026 status rests on American Banker's roundup (updated Aug 2026), which still lists a firm three-day minimum; no Citi-specific 2026 article has been found. The formal start date of the hybrid model is unconfirmed, so no start date is shown. The 600-worker figure comes from secondary sources only.
- 1.Citi workers flouting return to office mandate to face consequences Fortune (Bloomberg), June 22, 2023
- 2.Citi to link attendance policy compliance with pay packages Banking Dive, June 23, 2023
- 3.Citi to Track UK Office Attendance WorldatWork (citing Bloomberg), August 4, 2023
- 4.Citi's Jane Fraser is bucking the RTO trend in the hope of poaching top talent from the likes of JPMorgan Fortune, February 4, 2025
- 5.Citigroup Is Giving Employees a Remote Work Perk This Summer Entrepreneur (citing Business Insider), June 10, 2025
- 6.What banks are doing about workers returning to the office American Banker, August 17, 2026
- 7.Which companies are enforcing five-day office returns? Raconteur, April 20, 2026
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Other finance employers, side by side.
- Fidelity Investments5 days a week, since September 20265
- Goldman Sachs5 days a week, since June 20215
- JPMorgan Chase5 days a week, since March 20255
- PNC5 days a week, since May 20265
- Truist5 days a week, since January 20265
- BlackRock4 days a week, since September 20234
- BNY4 days a week, since September 20254
- Charles Schwab4 days a week, since March 20264
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Questions
Does Citigroup require employees to return to the office?
Yes. Most Citi employees work hybrid: at least three days in the office and up to two remote. Traders, branch staff and some regulated roles are in five days. Citi has kept hybrid while rivals moved to five days, and enforces it with badge data that feeds into performance ratings and pay.
How many days a week does Citigroup require in the office?
3 days a week in the office, as of October 2026.
What was the latest change to Citigroup's office policy?
June 2025: Memo lets hybrid staff work remotely any two weeks of August 2025