The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that bank employees are battling for desks and grappling with limited space in corporate towers, a situation that is likely to become even more heated as four of Canada's largest lenders move ahead with stricter return-to-office requirements. The Globe's Stefanie Marotta and Rachelle Younglai write that since employees at four of the big banks will soon have to spend four days a week working in person, the banks could be forced to expand their real estate footprints. Already, the scramble for space in Toronto has spurred a kind of Hunger Game at the banks' corporate offices. Some employees say they are arriving at the office before 7 a.m. to secure a desk. Those that make it into the office at 9 a.m. either find they are unable to book a desk, or that the spot they secured has been taken over by a colleague. In some cases, they are forced to seek out desk space in the bank's other office buildings or floors. RBC, BMO and Scotiabank have told staff of the four-day mandate effective Sept. 15 -- with Scotiabank placing the requirement on employees specifically in the Greater Toronto Area. On Wednesday, TD told staff they will work from the office four days a week as of Nov. 3.