Apple has reportedly begun escalating enforcement of its return-to-office policies by tracking badge records to ensure in-person attendance three times a week.
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed most companies, including Apple, to embrace work-from-home policies, including Apple. Since risks surrounding the virus have decreased, and vaccines are now readily available, the corporate world has been pushing for a return to office — but not without some resistance.
Per a tweet from Platformer’s Zoe Schiffer, Apple has begun tracking in-person employee attendance via badge records. employees who don’t come in three times a week have been given escalating warnings.
While it isn’t a direct policy from Apple, some organizations within the company say failure to comply could result in termination, reports Schiffer.
The news arrives only a week after a report stating that Apple has begun seeking various cost-cutting measures. While the company hasn’t begun mass layoffs similar to Facebook, it is leaving positions open after an employee departs.
This, in turn, means that if an employee is terminated due to failure to comply with the return to office mandate, Apple has one less employee to pay. However, since termination due to a failure of compliance isn’t an official Apple policy, the company is unlikely to use this as a serious cost-cutting measure.
Employees have also been vocal about the right to work from home, given the potential health hazards as well as improved productivity and morale for some departments.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, and @ZoeSchiffer