- Vodafone employees have been remembered who are in office 8 days per month
- The company’s policy has been in force since the pandemic, but the application is being increased
- Many other technology companies have eliminated flexible or hybrid work policies
Vodafone employees are warned to spend at least 8 days a month in the office, or face the lack of bonds and other advantages.
The workers were sent a “hybrid memorandum that worked in Vodafone”, seen by the registration, which described the policy and told the staff that they could face disciplinary measures if these guidelines are not followed.
Vodafone’s policy still allows workers for some flexibility, since employees are expected to be in office 2-3 times per week, but they can work from home in the remaining days, and the workers who attend teams are advised to “help teach members to form a pattern.”
Hybrid policies
“Employees who do not fully comply with our hybrid work policy at the end of Q1 may be subject to disciplinary actions according to politics,” says the memorandum.
“The continuous breach of assistance expectations could lead to a final written warning, which would mean that people do not meet the minimum standards of performance and, therefore, would not be eligible for a bonus in 2026 or in the subsequent years in which a final warning is granted.”
Vodafone transmitted a statement, confirming that the memorandum was a reinforcement of an existing policy.
“Vodafone’s hybrid work policy has been in force since 2021, and all employees are expected to be in the office 2-3 times a week, or at least 8 days a month,” said the company. “This allows flexibility for staff and to benefit from the collaboration in the office.”
Vodafone is not the first to enforce a policy like this, with companies such as Dell, opting for one more step and ending the hybrid work completely, making orders to return to the office full time.
This despite the fact that studies have shown that almost all are much more productive when we work from home, with 50% of leaders who introduce flexible work styles and 82% plan to continue with this.
Companies like Amazon are making the return to the orders of the office, even though almost all personnel discontent with politics, and 73% of employees who responded this made them consider moving jobs.
