Companies never lose an opportunity to cut costs.
They sense that many employees prefer to work from home, so that they may be willing to essentially pay for the privilege.
They sense that many employees prefer to work from home, so that they may be willing to essentially pay for the privilege.
Cut office costs and salary costs.
I don't see this as a signal that these companies necessarily want employees back into offices: If employees do prefer WFH then, as I mentioned, companies may be betting that they will accept a level of cut.