Intel to axe management layers, mandate 4-day in-office workweek

Intel Requires Employees to Work From the Office More Often: 'This Action Is Necessary'

Intel's new CEO Lip-Bu Tan began leading the company last month and has since mandated that all Intel employees return to the office four days a week starting September 1.

The four-day work week then and now: From the archives

Employees are looking for increased flexibility in the workplace and various employers now offer options to staff that include some work-at-home days. But how did the whole idea of shorter work weeks start? Well, as long ago as half a century, workers began musing about what it would be like for the five-day work week to become a four-day work week. A more recent article (found below) from the Washington Post notes, "people want more flexible wo…

Intel CEO announces massive layoffs, stricter in-office mandates, and huge spending cuts

In a note to investors, Tan wrote that Intel would be streamlining its operations. That means cuts to various departments, the end of non-core products, a change to the return-to-office mandate, and layoffs.Read Entire Article

Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan Takes Bold Steps To Revive Chipmaker, Says Bureaucracy Is 'Suffocating The Innovation' - Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD)

Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) CEO Lip-Bu Tan is taking action to revive the struggling chipmaker, announcing significant organizational changes just five weeks into his tenure. What Happened: Tan is streamlining Intel’s leadership structure, requiring hybrid employees to work four days in the office starting in the third quarter of 2025, and enforcing stringent cost controls, as outlined in the company's first-quarter earnings call. Currently, hybri…

Bay Area tech giant's new CEO confirms layoffs, orders more in-office days

Intel, led by new CEO Lip-Bu Tan, announced that it's laying off staff and tightening its return-to-office rule as the Bay Area giant tries to right its course.

Intel boss says workforce to be reduced imminently as company unveils disappointing Q1 figures

Other changes announced include a prescribed four days spent working on site per week, cutting down on previous flexibility with hybrid working.