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If employers feel employees working from home are less valuable, and employees prefer working from home, it sounds logical this will results in lower compensation for WFH employees. Not sure what laws they would be breaching here, it's just the market at work. It doesn't even matter whether they are right or wrong, the market should take care of that.

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It would make more sense to 'rent' the office to people who want to come in. People who don't use the office pay less rent. Seems unlikely though :)

The assumptions are so lop sided and disproportionately benefit emloyers. Not everyone has a spare unused room at home. If they do, they are likely paying rent or mortgage. So not everyone has the option of choosing whether or not to work in an office. Your suggestion becomes less incentive more punishment of the less fortunate.

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