Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web will release new flexible working hours in 2023, allowing users to set different working hours and locations for individual workdays. Additional updates will include an updated daily location menu and integration of work location with Out of Office time. The rollout will begin in late March 2024 and is expected to be completed by late August 2024. No admin action is required, but users may want to update relevant documentation. Learn more with a blog coming in May 2024.
In 2023, Microsoft Outlook on the web and new Outlook for Windows released new flexible working hours that allowed users to set different working hours and location (office/remote) for individual workdays. Users could update their daily work location in the calendar and see their coworkers’ work location in the scheduling assistant. We will soon roll out these additional updates:
This message refers to MC553273 (Updated) Outlook on the web - Work Hours and Location (May 2023) and is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 383721.
When this will happen
Outlook on the web and new Outlook for Windows
How this will affect your organization:
Learn more with this blog coming in May 2024: https://aka.ms/NewWHLOutlook (points to support article before blog is ready)
Outlook on the web: daily peek with suggestion:
Outlook on the web: set your out of office location:
What you need to do to prepare
This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.
User support: Learn more about work hours in Outlook - Microsoft Support