Amazon has been pushing its return-to-office policy to its employees. Now, the American multinational tech firm announced that those who still disregard this rule will not be provided with promotions.
An employee prepares a package for shipment at the Amazon logistics centre in Suelzetal near Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on Mai 12, 2021. - The US online sales giant had opened the new warehouse in Saxony-Anhalt in August 2020.
This decision is the retailer's latest effort to force its employees to adhere to its return-to-office rules. Here's what Amazon said regarding its new rule.
Amazon Return-to-Office: Non-Compliant Employees Will Not Be Promoted
Yahoo News reported that Amazon employees who don't comply with the e-commerce giant's return-to-office policy will not be able to get their job promotions.
Amazon explained that its managers are the ones who are responsible for processing employee promotions.
This means although they need to support the growth of their staff through regular conversations, managers are still required to ensure that employees follow all the needed inputs before they get promoted to higher positions.
"If your role is expected to work from the office 3+ days a week and you are not in compliance, your manager will be made aware and VP approval will be required," said Amazon via CNBC.
This means that managers will now be stricter when it comes to the needed office attendance records of their subordinates.
The American retailer confirmed that managers are working more closely with human resources groups to monitor the adherence of employees when it comes to in-office work requirements.
Amazon said that this will be continuously evaluated before workers are promoted.
Amazon's Return-to-Office Policy Criticized
The logo of US online retail giant Amazon is seen at the distribution center in Staten Island as workers strike in demand that the facility be shut down and cleaned after one staffer tested positive for the coronavirus on March 30, 2020 in New York. - Amazon employees at a New York City warehouse walk off the job March 30, 2020.
An Amazon spokesperson explained that promotions are among the retailer's efforts to show its support for employee development and growth.
However, Amazon still has the responsibility to ensure that its workers are ready for their next positions. To do this, the e-commerce giant is considering numerous factors.
One of the most important factors that Amazon checks is if employees comply with its policies and guidelines, especially the return-to-office rules.
However, hundreds of thousands of Amazon employees are not happy with this. Because of this, tensions between the American retailer and its corporate employees (estimated to be around 350,000) worsened ever since the company pushed its return-to-office policy.
Some of these workers created an internal petition to urge CEO Andy Jassy to remove the in-office requirement. Meanwhile, others joined protests.
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