Amazon is asking some company employees to relocate to different cities as a part of its return-to-office coverage, which mandates employees to be within the workplace three days per week.
An Amazon spokesperson confirmed on Friday that relocations are taking place however wouldn’t touch upon stories by a number of information retailers that the tech big was requiring some employees in smaller places of work to maneuver to primary places of work positioned in greater cities.
Amazon didn’t present particulars on the variety of staff that might be required to relocate. Amazon spokesperson Brad Glasser stated the corporate will present “relocations advantages” to employees who’re requested to maneuver and think about requests for exceptions on a case-by-case foundation.
“There’s extra power, collaboration, and connections taking place since we’ve been working collectively at the very least three days per week, and we’ve heard this from a number of staff and the companies that encompass our places of work,” Glasser stated in a ready assertion.
“We proceed to have a look at the most effective methods to convey extra groups collectively in the identical areas, and we’ll talk immediately with staff as we make selections that have an effect on them.”
The relocations symbolize an escalation of the corporate’s efforts to get employees again to the workplace. In February, Amazon launched a brand new coverage that might require employees to be within the workplace three days per week. The coverage went into impact in Could, prompting lots of of company employees to protest exterior of the corporate’s headquarters in Seattle. Amazon had beforehand allowed staff leaders to find out how their groups labored.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy stated in February that the corporate made its determination to convey employees again after observing what labored throughout the pandemic. Amongst different issues, he stated the senior management staff watched how workers carried out and talked to leaders at different corporations. He stated they concluded staff tended to be extra engaged in individual and collaborate extra simply.
Citing inside messages, Enterprise Insider reported earlier Amazon staff who refuse to relocate close to primary places of work of their groups are being advised they both need to discover a new job internally or go away the corporate by way of a “voluntary resignation.”
The corporate has minimize 27,000 jobs previously few months.