EY return to office policyHybrid, no set number of days.

EY US uses a team-led hybrid model that guides staff toward 40-60% of their time in person, with no firm-wide weekly mandate. From July 1, 2026, US Tax staff must be at an EY office or client site 12 days a month (about 3 a week), choosing which days.

Days in the office

Hybrid, no set days

Policy: Hybrid
In effect since: July 1, 2026
Announced: April 2026
Industry: Consulting
Headquarters: New York, NY
Checked: Reported October 2026

What the policy says.

US Tax: 12 days a month at an EY office or client site from July 1, 2026, with no weekly minimum.
Client sites count toward the Tax requirement.
Firm-wide (2025): EY says 40-60% in-person time is the best balance; the approach is team-led ('predictable flexibility').
Bloomberg's report described no tracking or penalties for US staff. An Archie tracker says EY monitors turnstile and badge data, but the underlying reporting (Jan 2024) was about EY UK.
Non-US: EY UK expects at least 2 office days a week and has shared turnstile data with partners.

How EY's policy changed since 2020.

August 2020
No required office return before January 2021
December 2020
No required return before April 1, 2021
March 2021
US chair Kelly Grier: no return to pre-pandemic ways; peer-led 'New Ways of Working'
April 2023
No mandate; 'predictable flexibility' with team-planned office days
February 2025
40-60% in-person time called the best balance; team-led, no mandate
April 1, 2026
Bloomberg: US Tax must be at office or client site 12 days a month from July 1
July 1, 2026
US Tax requirement takes effect

Sources and how sure we are.

ReportedReported by major outlets, but not every detail is confirmed by the company.The Tax rule comes from Bloomberg citing anonymous people familiar with it; no EY statement has been found. No day count is shown because there is no firm-wide weekly rule (US Tax is about 3 days a week), and the dates shown refer to the Tax rule. US badge monitoring is unconfirmed, and no 2026 change for Assurance or Consulting has been reported.

1.EY Tells US Tax Staff to Work From Office Three Days a Week Bloomberg, April 1, 2026
2.EY Tells US Tax Staff to Work From Office Three Days a Week Bloomberg Law, April 1, 2026
3.Big Four Shun Return-to-Office Push, Stick With Hybrid Instead Bloomberg Tax, February 5, 2025
4.How return-to-office mandates could change in 2025, according to top HR leaders from PwC, EY, and Canva Fortune, January 3, 2025
5.Accounting firms EY, KPMG, PwC, Deloitte and the return to office Fortune, January 29, 2024
6.RTO companies tracker Archie, October 1, 2026

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Questions

Does EY require employees to return to the office?

How many days a week does EY require in the office?

There's no single company-wide number of days as of October 2026. EY US uses a team-led hybrid model that guides staff toward 40-60% of their time in person, with no firm-wide weekly mandate. From July 1, 2026, US Tax staff must be at an EY office or client site 12 days a month (about 3 a week), choosing which days.

When did EY's current office policy start?

It took effect in July 2026, after being announced in April 2026.

What was the latest change to EY's office policy?

July 2026: US Tax requirement takes effect