Revolut tightens office policy for graduate hires from 2027

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Revolut will require graduates and interns joining in 2027 to work from the office most of the week, ending remote-first options for junior hires.
The policy shift aligns Revolut with traditional banks like JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, reflecting industry-wide concerns over productivity and training for early-career employees.
Revolut, which employs about 11,000 globally, maintains remote work flexibility for most staff and aims for a $200 billion public valuation, up from its $75 billion share sale last year.

Graduate policy shifts toward office attendance

As reported by the Financial Times, the fintech is moving away from its long-standing remote-first approach for early-career hires and says in-person work better supports training and development. Revolut confirmed in a statement that graduates and interns joining in 2027 will be expected to work from the office for most of the week.

Until now, graduates at Revolut could choose to work from home, the office or abroad under the company's standard flexible policy. The group says the early stages of a career benefit from in-person collaboration and mentoring, but adds that the policy for all other employees is unchanged.

One person close to Revolut says graduates who complete the programme and secure full-time roles move to standard remote-first contracts. That person adds that the company still sees flexibility as a driver of productivity rather than a trade-off against it.

Fintech hiring strategy meets banking norms

The change brings Revolut closer to more traditional financial institutions, many of which have tightened office attendance rules since the pandemic despite pushback from some staff. Senior executives at major banks including JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs have publicly criticised hybrid working, citing concerns over productivity, training and mentoring.

Revolut has used flexible working as a recruitment tool and has promoted the benefit to candidates rather than office perks offered elsewhere. The company, which is hiring more than 300 graduates and interns this year, still allows employees to work remotely from abroad for 120 days a year, although that flexibility is now being narrowed for junior hires.

Revolut employs about 11,000 people globally and moved into a new global headquarters in London's Canary Wharf toward the end of last year. The UK-founded fintech was valued at $75 billion in a share sale last year and has told investors it ultimately aims to go public at a $200 billion valuation.

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