Skydance offers voluntary buyouts, orders 5-day office work after Warner Bros merger

Skydance co-CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreitz are overhauling the company’s corporate culture and cost structure, mandating a full five-day return to the office while launching a voluntary buyout programme for employees. The directives, detailed in an internal staff memo obtained by Deadline, mark the first major operational shake-up since Skydance finalised its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery weeks ago.Under the new policy, employees will be required to work on-site five days a week, phased in over time depending on location. The mandate aligns the broader workforce with Paramount-Skydance, which had already ended hybrid arrangements, while ending the three-day in-office model previously held at Warner Bros. Discovery. The transition will primarily affect major hubs in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, and London.“We truly believe this is in the best interest of our company and our people,” Ellison and Kreitz wrote in the memo.