Amazon Warns Workers Ignoring Return-To-Office Guidelines, Urges Them to Come at Least 3 Times per Week

In an email sent to US workers, Amazon has warned the employees who are not spending enough time in the office.

In line with its return-to-office guidelines, the workers are required to stay for at least three days a week.

Amazon Wants Employees to Comply With RTO Policy

The flexible and remote working arrangement might still apply to some companies, but not on Amazon. According to BBC, the e-commerce giant is urging workers to spend enough time in the office after logging in to their attendance.

"We are reaching out as you are not currently meeting our expectation of joining your colleagues in the office at least three days a week, even though your assigned building is ready," the email reads.

The screenshot of the email came from an unknown person who posted it on Blind, a corporate message board. It was confirmed that it was a legit message of Amazon to select employees.

Amazon also expects the workers to report to their manager if there is a particular reason why they can't go to the office.

BBC says that the email is specifically targeting those employees who have logged in fewer than three days in their office attendance for the past eight weeks.

With several unions protesting Amazon's unfair labor practices, the email only sparked the tension between the two parties. Some workers only received the email in error.

Can Some Workers Get Exempted in the Policy?

According to Computer World, an Amazon spokesperson highlights that the return-to-office guidelines are only limited to US-based workers.

When asked if the attendance of the employee will be connected to the performance reviews, the representative did not answer. The person did not also explain if there are instances where an employee can apply for exemptions.

This is not the first time that Amazon issued a policy for the workers to be present at least three days a week in the office.

Back in May, the company also reminded its staff members to show up frequently as it officially dropped the work-from-home setup.

At that time, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy explained that those who worked in some fields such as customer assistance will be exempted from the policy.

In a memo sent to thousands of employees, Jassy said that Amazon won't easily adjust to the new setup since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country. While it's on a new transition, he expected the office experience to undergo drastic improvement in the next few months.

Earlier this year, Amazon kicked out over 18,000 employees to combat the economic downturn. The move was also attributed to the firm's cost-cutting strategy following a revenue decline during the recent quarter.

On top of that, Amazon also canceled some research initiatives to save money and recruit new employees in the process.