FNZ Group threatens to fire employees for working at home too often
Major company threatens to fire employees if they don’t come to the office three days a week in scathing email to all employees
- FNZ Group will lay off employees who do not come to the office
- An angry warning was sent to the company’s employees
A global financial technology company has threatened to fire employees who don’t come to the office at least three days a week.
FNZ Group sent an email to employees in its 30 international locations – including Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne – earlier this week to warn them that it will track office attendance.
The company offers flexible work arrangements that allow employees to work from home two days a week and come to the office three days a week.
However, FNZ claims that some of its employees have not come to the office enough to meet the three-day requirement.
The email, which was leaked online Thursday, reads: “When reviewing key offices worldwide, it is clear that there is a significant number of people who have ignored our hybrid work policies.
FNZ Group sent an email (above) to its employees this week warning them it will fire those who don’t come to the office at least two days a week
The email stated that ‘significant numbers of people’ who have chosen to work from home more than the company allows will be fired with the message to be considered a ‘final warning’
This is therefore the last warning, which is a pity as no one has actually raised any challenge or problem in the long discussion we have had on this subject for over a year.
‘Working from home more than two days a week is contrary to your employment contract. It goes against company policy.’
The email also states that all employees who are not in the office for at least two days of the week will be fired starting this week.
“Next week, and then weekly thereafter, we will be requesting all access data from buildings worldwide,” the email reads.
“With respect to anyone who violates this policy, we reserve the right to terminate their employment without notice, without settlement, without references, and without further warning.
“Amnesty will be granted through the current week, ending June 9, but no further.”
The ominous email angered several Australian employees, as the majority of Australian office workers now prefer to work from home rather than in the office.
“I will remember that I will not do business with you, nor will I apply there. What a joke!” one person wrote on Twitter.
“You don’t deserve the ‘tech’ in fintech with that attitude,” Instagram page The Aussie Corporate wrote.
Recent data shows that 73 per cent of Australia’s big bosses prefer to work in the office, while 57 per cent of Australian workers value flexibility over other workplace benefits
Recent data from LinkedIn’s Global Talent Trends showed that 77 per cent of Australia’s big bosses agreed that working from home will remain a workplace norm for many years to come, but 73 per cent said they prefer office-based staff.
However, the same study found that 57 percent of employees who can work from home value flexibility over other workplace benefits, such as compensation.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted FNZ Group for comment.