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The search giant Google is reportedly introducing a new hybrid work model. Employees will be asked to be in the office at least three days a week, with potential consequences for those unable to do so.
It seems another major corporation is keen to get workers back into the office.
According to reports, Google is enforcing a new three-day working week hybrid model. Employees will be expected to come into the office for those three days, with potential consequences if they fail to do so.
Those unable to comply will be offered voluntary exit packages, according to CNBC.
Google is seemingly not rolling this new ruling out across the entire company, however, and decisions and terms could be varied across different sectors of employees. At present, this new mandate applies to those who live within 50 miles of a Google office.
Remote-only workers may be ineligible for promotions unless they switch to hybrid work.
The company has seen several rounds of layoffs over the past few years, despite performing well consistently each financial quarter. It also follows on from other big tech firms such as IBM and Amazon in pushing for a more traditional, office-based working system.
We wrote recently about how these types of decisions could be affecting Gen Z employees, many of whom are likely to be entering a standard office environment for the first time after several years of remote work.
Google has also been trying to reduce its costs in labour and is instead focusing on AI infrastructure and development. It removed key cultural events from its calendar recently too, suggesting a pandering to Trump’s anti-diversity philosophy toward big business.
In February, Google co-founder Sergey Brin told workers that they should be in the office everyday and working at least 60 hours a week. He said this was the ‘sweet spot of productivity,’ encouraging those in the AI sector to be on the clock as much as possible.
