Apple employees ask for flexibility in face-to-face return to work policy
Workers on the block continue to protest the back-to-work order. In a petition, they ask the iPhone manufacturer to continue offering flexible work remotely or from home.
Apple prepares the return to face-to-face work
Earlier in a letter to Cook, approximately 80 employees, according to The Verge, expressed their displeasure at the decision to return to work, arguing that they have been successful even working from home or their preferred site remotely, not forgetting that Apple does not It is the only large company with this type of work after Covid.
Not only Apple has taken this type of work, other companies have launched teleworking programs during the pandemic for health measures and to avoid lack of control and contagion. The Blind application, known for publishing job offers, conducted a survey among employees of large companies such as Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan.
Employees were asked in the survey if they would rather work from home permanently than receive a $30,000 annual salary increase. In the same carried out with 3,000 employees of these large companies, the vast majority (64%) said that they would prefer to continue working from home.
On August 15, Apple changes the Telecommuting policy
The creators of ibook are struggling to convince their employees to return to the office. The latest twist in the battle of wills between workers and employers is a new request to maintain flexibility in their work practices.
Many companies with remote work lowered their operating costs but lost the physical interaction and time control of their employees among many other things, so the Apple Together worker organization began distributing the petitions internally on Sunday, according to the Financial Times. .
The petition is said to be a response to Apple management’s Aug. 15 order to increase the number of days workers can work in the office from two to three by Sept. 5, under a work schedule. hybrid or mixed.
According to the petition, Apple Together believes the one-size-fits-all administrative directive ignores the many compelling reasons employees will be happier and more productive with the WFH’s measures. The company requires that employees be able to coordinate their work schedules with their direct supervisor, rather than being subject to high-level approvals and complex procedures.
The petition would collect signatures for a week before being reviewed and delivered to management. The staff organizing the campaign will not name the individuals publicly and will not share them with management in light of reports of union raids and recent allegations of retaliation by HR.
It’s not clear to what extent the request will influence management’s decision-making, but overall, workers seem to be in favor of flexibility: an April survey of Apple employees found that 56% are seeking actively a job outside the company, with the return to work policy being the driving force.
It is expected to be able to reach a harmonious agreement where the employees as well as the company can work comfortably and wonderfully, meeting the requirements and expectations of both, with the arrival of Covid, working life has changed enormously, and every day it is time to adapt and improve work strategies as long as it is to optimize the work environment and improve the established goals.
