Regarding return to office policy, I hear many speculations and reasons hypothesized. Mostly by employees who don’t really know and who had no choice in it.

I would like to know is if there are any lemmings out there who have been involved in these talks.

What was discussed?

How is something like this coordinated amongst others businesses even rivals.

What are the high level factors that have gone into the decision?

Bonus points: is it even possible for employees to prevent or reverse these policies at this point?

  • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Having that in writing won’t help a great deal. Even if somehow you make it binding, you’re still employed at-will. Unless you’re saying to make sure you have a full employment contract in place. Which, yeah, wouldn’t that be nice?

    • philpo@feddit.org
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      3 days ago

      Not everyone works in the US,my friend. A lot of people don’t have *haha, fuck you plebs" labour laws.

      • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 days ago

        Great so tell me where you live and how enforceable a written note that your job is “remote” would be, and if you would be protected from dismissal when you couldn’t come to terms with your employer about where the work needs to be done.

        Don’t know? Can’t bother? Just wanted to take a shot at the US?

        • philpo@feddit.org
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          3 days ago

          I am literally a central European founder and current CEO and have been responsible for human ressource management for up to 150 employees before.

          And yes, when I have a named primary workplace" in the work contract the employee can more or less say “haha,go fuck yourself” for a long time - until I have built a case to prove to the court why it impedes my business more than what is fair . Hint: Five years post COVID and none won so far - pacta sunt servanda for the Latin speaking folks here.

          And protected from dismissal - almost every employee is. If I want to reduce my headcount of course I can - and I better not be hiring back on the side (then it’s very likely age based discrimination). But if I just want Paul Workfomhome gone who has not done anything wrong? Good luck. The court will fuck you right over. Even dismissing someone who actually has done something wrong is quite formalized. Rightfully so.

          And yes I wanted to take a shot at the US-centrism a few Lemmyists still have, cause, quite frankly,it’s annoying and hidebound.