GM employees who have been working remotely due to the pandemic will have to return to the office at least three days a week starting later this year, the automaker confirmed Friday.
An internal message to employees, first obtained by Automotive News and reviewed by GM on Friday, said that “the situation with COVID-19 has improved dramatically” and that GM’s change in its do-it-yourself policy , attributed it to progress against the pandemic.
“As the COVID-19 situation improves dramatically, accelerating transformation and entering a rapid launch cycle, we are evolving working right to drive optimal collaboration, corporate thinking and impact. Or they will be expected to move to a more regular, in-person work cycle throughout the pandemic, working three days on campus each week,” GM spokesperson Maria Raynal said Friday electronically. “We are committed to maintaining flexibility to ensure our employees can participate in personal engagements and will share more details in the coming weeks,” it said in an emailed statement. increase.”
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According to an article in Crain’s Detroit business, GM’s message to employees was by a “senior leadership team” that listed CEO Mary Barra, president Mark Reuss, and 12 other top executives. The message also cited a desire to encourage more collaboration moving forward, and did not specifically say when the new policy would take effect.
On April 20, 2021, GM launched a new philosophy that marks the changing culture of the 113-year-old automaker, dubbed “Working Right.”
Work right It gave many salaried workers the flexibility to work where it best fits their job. GM saw this as a recruiting and retention tool as it increased access to talent by not requiring all employees to travel to Michigan or commute daily.
GM’s new office return plans didn’t come fast enough for the Renaissance Center. When COVID-19 forced his workers to pack to work from home, GM’s headquarters grounds effectively became a ghost town. That includes about 5,000 of his GM employees.
GM was unable to provide figures on how many employees show up at the RenCen office each day.
Without them it was very quiet. Back in June, I was asked about it What happens to RenCen because RenCen was empty and GM owns a portion of the building.
Since the pandemic, RenCen has lost Deloitte LLP as a tenant and Blue Cross Blue Shield has moved about 50 of its 2,000 employees to a small office in Detroit.
Free Press staff writer Jamie Lareau contributed.
Contributed by Free Press staff writer JC Reindl.