Sept 9 (Reuters) - Microsoft ( MSFT ) will require

employees to work from office at least three days a week

starting next year, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday.

The policy will be rolled out in three phases, starting with

employees near the company's headquarters in Redmond,

Washington, followed by other U.S. locations and international

employees, Microsoft's ( MSFT ) chief people officer Amy Coleman wrote in

the blog.

Companies had moved to a work-from-home setup since the

pandemic owing to safety concerns. However, some tech firms

including Amazon ( AMZN ) have begun to roll back those policies

and now mandate workers to return to offices.

Employees living within 50 miles of Microsoft's ( MSFT ) head office

will be expected to work onsite three days a week by the end of

February 2026, the blog said.

The company added timelines and details for additional U.S.

office locations would be announced soon while planning for

employees outside the U.S. would begin next year.