Google forcing some remote workers to come back 3 days a week or lose their jobs
- Google is requiring employees in certain divisions to work three days a week in the office or face job loss, following a trend in the Bay Area's work culture.
- A survey by the Bay Area Council shows that almost two-thirds of employees work in the office three days a week.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom has faced criticism over his order for state workers to work four days in the office, leading to disputes with unions.
- Many companies are shifting back to in-office work as remote work becomes less popular, according to various surveys.
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Work-from-home more prevalent in Bay Area than rest of U.S. and world, surveys show
Bay Area white-collar workers are spending about three days a week in the office, and survey results show most companies do not plan to mandate more days in the workplace, new data show. Nearly two-thirds of office-based employees attended workplaces on three consecutive days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, according to a survey by the Bay Area Council of 236 companies with mostly white-collar workforces. When the council first began surveying…
Google’s remote workers are being told to come back to the office. Here’s what experts think
With Google asking some remote staff to start showing up in person again, or risk losing their jobs, one expert thinks it’s a “strong signal” that other tech organizations may follow suit.
Google threatens to fire remote workers who don’t return to office: report
(KRON) -- Google is reportedly telling some remote workers to start reporting to the office again or risk losing their jobs. CNBC, citing an internal memo, is reporting that several units within the search engine giant have told remote staffers that they need to start showing up at the closest office location at least three days a week. Some of the employees to receive this notification had been previously approved for remote work, according to …
Is Google set to fire remote workers if they don't return to office?
Google has told its remote workers to return to office at least three days a week. Those who refuse to do so have been told they will lose their jobs. Google is also offering to pay remote employees in the Google Technical Services a one-time relocation fee to move within 80 kilometres of the office. Experts say Google is following in the footsteps of tech companies such as Meta and X
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