FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
DETROIT: General Motors Co became the latest company to ask corporate employees to return to the office at least part of the time.
Employees who had worked remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic are expected to “pivot to a more regular in-person work cycle”.
This includes three days on GM’s campus each week, a spokesperson said.
The return-to-office mandate will take effect later this year, the spokesperson said.
“We’re committed to maintaining flexibility to ensure our employees can attend to personal commitments,” the spokesperson said. “We will share details with them in the coming weeks.”
Detroit-based GM joins a long list of corporations, including Apple Inc, Peloton Interactive Inc and Comcast Corp that have asked workers since Labour Day to return to offices several days a week.
GM, like much of the auto industry, allowed white-collar workers to log in remotely under its “work appropriately” strategy during the pandemic.
Ford Motor Co said it was keeping a “flexible hybrid” model that only required salaried workers to appear in-person for group meetings. — Bloomberg
