Apple insists that its employees who currently telecommute from home return to the office in September. Three days a week, and the other two, to continue working from home.
Obviously, if I were one of those affected, I would complain. But I understand the requirement of the company. When the employee signed his contract, his job was in the office. Due to the pandemic, Apple allowed him to work from home, if his job allowed. Now he has every right to "force" him to take up his job. in-person or.
A few weeks ago, we explained that the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, had sent an internal circular to all of its employees outlining the company's plan to return to work in person three days a week in September.
Apple, due to the pandemic, has had a good part of its workforce working from home during the last year, but now most companies have their staff occupying their face-to-face job.
Following Cook's letter, a group of employees Apple responded to the CEO with a letter of its own, complaining about the move. In their letter, employees said that without the flexibility to choose between remote and in-person work, they feel they have to choose between “a combination of our families, our well-being and being comfortable to do our best work, or being a part of Apple. ».
But Apple does not plan to give its arm to twist. In a video sent to his employees, seen by The Verge, Apple's senior vice president of retail and people, Deirdre O'Brien, has stressed that working in person is "essential" to Apple products and company culture, and is key to product launch and development.