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Amazon has described the policy change as returning to the way it worked before the COVID-19 pandemic \u2013 being in the office five days a week except for special circumstances.<\/p>\n
A letter from Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy said those situations included when staff or their children were sick, house emergencies, travelling for work or coding \u201cin a more isolated environment\u201d.<\/p>\n
Some staff who had been given exceptional permission to work remotely will remain able to do so.<\/p>\n
The changes will take effect on 2 January next year as Mr Jassy said the company understands staff have \u201cset up their personal lives in such a way that returning to the office consistently five days per week will require some adjustments\u201d.<\/p>\n
Why the change?<\/strong><\/p>\nAmazon believes being in the office is better for business.<\/p>\n
Looking back on five years of hybrid working from home (WFH) and in the office Mr Jassy said \u201cthe advantages of being together in the office are significant\u201d.<\/p>\n
Learning, working together, generating ideas and strengthening company culture is \u201csimpler and more effective\u201d in the office, while teaching is more seamless and teams are better connected, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf anything, the last 15 months we\u2019ve been back in the office at least three days a week has strengthened our conviction about the benefits,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Is WFH here to stay?<\/strong><\/p>\nThe UK government, however, is attempting to facilitate remote work for more people.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s already trailed plans to extend the right to request remote and flexible working from the first day<\/strong> of employment.<\/p>\n\u201cThere are real economic benefits to be had from the UK adopting this approach,\u201d Mr Reynolds told The Times, adding that remote working could also contribute to levelling up.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe UK has very significant regional inequality. It could play a significant contribution to tackling that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He did concede there are situations when it is \u201clegitimate to need the workforce in the office\u201d, such as when new staff need to learn from those more experienced.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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