Revolut pushes new recruits into office in shift from ‘remote-first’ policy

Revolut will haul hundreds of graduates and interns into the office next year, as the digital bank moves away from its “remote-first” policy that has long been used to lure new recruits. The London-headquartered fintech company had previously allowed its young trainees to choose whether to work from home or Revolut’s offices, reflecting flexible working arrangements offered to all other staff. That included the option of working abroad for 120 days of the year, with the company saying it trusts employees to “explore new cultures while staying productive and connected”. That level of flexibility has long been a key recruitment tool for Revolut, which touts itself as different from other fintech firms, saying on its recruitment website: “No ping pong tables or bean bag chairs, just benefits you actually want.” However, Revolut is changing those rules for its 2027 cohort of graduate and interns, saying it recognised that “the early stages of a career benefit from in-person collaboration and mentoring”. Instead, they will be hired on a hybrid basis and required to work in a Revolut office, wherever they are employed, at least three days a week. That will affect hundreds of junior trainees, as Revolut has hired more than 300 grads and interns this year. But Revolut said this was not the start of a rollback of flexible staff benefits for its wider 11,000-strong global workforce, most of whom are employed out of its new headquarters in London’s Canary Wharf. …