I guess we need to start enforcing WFH policy in our contracts. I have zero trust in companies to respect WFM without it. Something like, if they break the policy, an amount of X months will be paid for the employee.
An employment contract will absolutely exist for employees. Just because at-will means it can be terminated at any time doesn’t mean there is no contract.
Usually when you get a job offer you'll be sent an offer letter stating role, salary, start date, etc. Often companies ask you to sign it when you accept the offer, but those letters always include language explicitly stating that they don't constitute an employment contract.
I mean of course, starting a new job involves signing tons of paperwork. Employee agreements, IT security policies, sometimes codes of conduct or confidentiality agreements... but no contract.
Edit to my comment: Based on the answers below there seems to be confusion about employment contracts. Signing a letter that specifies your position and salary, as well as NDA forms, are all contracts, but not employment contracts in the traditional sense I meant here.
Traditional employment contracts, which were common years ago but are now used principally for C-suite positions, typically have terms employees can sue to enforce such as WFH.
For most positions in tech, nothing in the paperwork will give you a way of enforcing WFH if the company changes its policies.
That's what I meant by my comment above, which I can no longer edit. (I should have been clearer.)
