Where do Charlotte’s big employers stand on a return to the office? It varies.

Two years ago, employers and employees might have envisioned a very different return to in-person work: one in which the coronavirus disappeared, office doors swung open and workers flooded back into uptown skyscrapers all at once.

But the evolving pandemic — highly contagious new variants, continuing COVID spikes — have caused Charlotte’s big employers to delay, limit and in some cases backtrack on their return to office plans as cases ebb and flow.

Here’s where some Charlotte companies stand on the return to office in early 2022:

Bank of America

The Charlotte-based bank with more than 16,000 workers here opened its offices to vaccinated employees back in July.

But in early January, the company asked workers that had been coming into the office to stay home if possible. That recommendation was still in effect this week, the bank said.

Employees are required to wear masks at work and get tested before coming back to the office for the first time. The bank isn’t requiring that employees that get vaccinated, but is donating $100 to local food banks for every worker who reports their booster or gets a shot by the end of the month.

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo postponed its broad return to office for a fourth time last month, and those plans remain on hold, the bank confirmed recently. Branch employees, as well as some operation and call center workers, have been working in-person throughout the pandemic — that’s about 100,000 workers total.

All employees working in person must either document that they are fully vaccinated or test regularly.

Wells Fargo is based in San Francisco but has its largest employment hub in Charlotte, with more than 27,000 workers in the city.

Honeywell

Charlotte-based Honeywell recently opened its 23-story headquarters in uptown, and was operating on a hybrid schedule — employees working three days in the office and two from home.

But the company, which employs about 800 people in the area, has suspended that through the end of January, a spokeswoman said.

The electronics manufacturer – which makes everything from airplane equipment to industrial chemicals – also is requiring that employees get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Truist

Truist is inviting more employees back to the office on a voluntary basis in January, but those who can work remotely won’t be required to come back to their cubicles.

The Charlotte-based combination of BB&T and SunTrust launched its return to the office plans in October. The bank has about 2,800 employees in the greater Charlotte area.

Just over half of Truist’s employees have worked remotely throughout the pandemic, the bank said, and most office employees are still remote. The bank is also tracking the number of remote workers that are vaccinated against COVID.

Duke Energy

Duke Energy started its return from remote work a few months ago and is moving forward with those plans, spokesman Neil Nissan told the Observer in an email.

Thousands of employees have worked onsite since the start of the pandemic. “This give us the confidence to continue our return from remote work.”

The company with about 6,000 employees in the Charlotte area is maintaining a 50% capacity limit in its offices.