08:59 AM EDT, 09/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Novo Nordisk's ( NVO ) office-based employees will be required to return to the workplace five days a week, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing earlier reports from Danish newspapers Borsen and Finans.

The new policy is set to begin Jan. 1, according to the report.

The news comes a day after the drugmaker said it will reduce its global workforce by about 9,000, with roughly 5,000 layoffs expected in Denmark.

Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) did not immediately respond to a request for comment from MT Newswires.