06:18 AM EDT, 08/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with Microsoft's ( MSFT ) response in the fourth paragraph.)

Microsoft ( MSFT ) is planning to announce a mandatory return-to-office policy of three days a week at its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, The Verge reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

The policy will be applicable to employees who reside within 50 miles of Microsoft's ( MSFT ) Redmond campus, the report said.

Some teams might require staff to work four or five days from the office, with these decisions expected from the company's executive vice presidents, according to the report.

"Based on a variety of factors, Microsoft ( MSFT ) is looking at refreshing its flexible work guidelines, as the company has done several times before," the company said in a statement e-mailed to MT Newswires. "No decisions have been finalized yet."

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