Skydance is moving to a five-days-per-week in-office work policy for staff and is also offering some employees voluntary buyouts. The changes are communicated in a memo to employees from Skydance leadership, including CEO David Ellison and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz.
The policy applies as Skydance integrates teams from its former Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery operations. Multiple outlets report that the company is bringing together the “full complement” of staffers and aligning in-office expectations across the newly combined workforce.
Outlets also link the buyout offer to cost savings and to timing ahead of anticipated layoffs, though details beyond the existence of a “one-time” voluntary program are not described in the provided summaries. Overall, the coverage converges on the same two core developments—mandatory office attendance five days weekly and a voluntary buyout option—while differing mainly in emphasis on integration and cost-saving context.