Two more major companies in Australia have ended their staff’s WFH privileges, joining a growing list of employers wanting their staff back in the office.
Flight Center and Dell recently retrenched staff, with Dell giving staff only four days’ notice of the end of flexible working arrangements.
Dell’s memo was sent on September 26 and employees were expected to work in the office for five days starting September 30. Reuters reported.
Dell Technologies, which has about 1,500 Australian employees, had been operating under a three-day-a-week rule before the sudden shift to five days in the office.
Both Flight Center and Dell Technologies are the latest companies to abolish WFH privileges (pictured a Flight Center)
Dell’s memo said the shift was intended to foster a collaborative environment and increase skillsets, which will require employees back in the office.
“Remote working should be the exception rather than routine,” the report said.
The Flight Center memo was reportedly shared online and references an unattached video showing the Brisbane-based Chief People and Culture Officer citing workplace culture as the main reason they are bringing their staff back into the office want to have.
The memo stated, “An important part of our culture is the ability to make personal connections,” Yahoo reported.
Flight Center employees are now required to be in their offices and stores five days a week – unless they are traveling.
But employees have the opportunity to request exceptions.
There’s more to come