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The company will retain its current offices to support the shift, even as it prepares to move to its new Seaport campus.
Fidelty headquarters on Summer Street. John Tlumacki/Boston Globe
Fidelity is pulling its Boston workforce back to the office full-time in September, marking a major change from the company’s current hybrid work plan.
“Fidelity’s belief is that being physically together creates more opportunities for a meaningful associate experience filled with connection, mentorship, and learning — elements that are central to our long-term success,” the financial company said in a statement.
Fidelity has about 6,200 employees in Boston with more than 80,000 globally.
Beginning in September 2024, Fidelity workers were required to be in the office for two weeks out of every four. Before the pandemic, Fidelity required one of the four weeks to be in-person.
All Boston-based Fidelity associates, except in customer support phone roles, will also shift to the new schedule.
Boston will be one of four Fidelity sites to transition to a five-day workweek. The other sites include Fidelity’s hubs in Merrimack, N.H., Kentucky, and New Mexico.
However, managers at the vice president level or above at all Fidelity sites will also transition to a full-time schedule.
To support more people in the office, Fidelity will maintain its main corporate office at 245 Summer Street, even as it plans to transition workers to its new Commonwealth Pier campus, formerly known as Seaport World Trade Center, beginning in the fall. The company is also exploring ways to add space and capacity at all of its locations to enable all of its workers to transition to a full-time on-site workweek.
“Fidelity is continuously evolving its ways of working and physical footprint, including plans to continue hiring and increase capacity across our regions to ensure we provide the best products and services for our customers,” the company said in a statement.
The move to return to the office comes as many other major companies in the city have settled on a hybrid schedule. However, Amazon and JPMorgan Chase are back to full-time in-office requirements.
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Beth Treffeisen is a general assignment reporter for Boston.com, focusing on local news, crime, and business in the New England region.
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