Apple has delayed its controversial return to office plans again
What you need to know
- Apple has once again delayed plans to bring staff back to its corporate offices.
- Staff were supposed to return in September on a hybrid scheme, a move that was pushed back to October.
- Now, Apple is reportedly telling staff they won't be back until at least January.
A new report says Apple has told corporate staff they won't be coming back to the office until at least January 2022.
According to Bloomberg:
As Gurman notes, a planned September return had already been delayed until October:
The company's plans to bring staff back to places like Apple Park on a hybrid model, where they work from home two days a week, has proven controversial with some staff. Apple employees have written two letters to Tim Cook asking for more flexibility with its plans, and some staff have reportedly quit the company because of the move. There has also been some internal controversy about employee proposals of pay cuts for staff who remain fully remote, and the company has reportedly been struggling to keep a handle on internal Slack channels advocating remote work, one of which reportedly has 6,000 members.
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