General Motors released a statement notifying corporate staff of its return to the office policy. The latest mandate requires employees to go to the office at least three days a week. General Motors will start its implementation next year - Jan. 8, 2024.

New Year: Back to the Office for 2024

General Motors put an end to its "Work Appropriately" policy with its mandatory three days in the office rule. The company through its Chief Executive Mary Barra informed its workers of this latest development.

"Work Appropriately" policy is now terminated. According to The Kingston Whig Standard, the policy provided workers with flexibility to stay home during the Covid-19 pandemic. Last Dec. 5, the staff received a memo from Barra.

The memo stated employees must come to General Motor office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday every week. This return to the office mandate is applicable for those who reside within 50 miles of a GM office. The report also cited a spokesperson's statement - "some top executives live out of state".

It's up to Barra's discretion if they will be required to go in to their offices. The return to the office mandate will be effective starting Jan. 8, 2024. General Motors stated it would be giving more clarity on its three-day a week return to the office policy.

According to the report, hybrid employees are needed in the office from Tuesday through Thursday to meet critical business needs. Furthermore, General Motors believe that the three-day a week return to the office policy will maintain company culture.

Meanwhile, Business Insider reported General Motors is the latest company to issue a return to the office mandate. It joins other high-profile companies in the U.S that end their remote and hybrid working policies.

The three-day a week return to the office policy will affect 43,000 workers of its 90,853 employees in the U.S The reported also shared Barra's email viewed by FOX. The Chief Executive stated General Motors believed in the benefits of in-person collaboration and mentorship.

GM believes that these two leads to a stronger, more innovative culture and higher performance. Additionally, Barra stated the pace of change is faster than ever and the company must simply do its best work.

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The Delay

Google, Meta, Salesforces, Tesla, and Uber have also arranged their own return to office mandates. Such mandate was not received with enthusiasm. For General Motors it received backlash from employees on internal forums. Thus, delaying the plan for 2023.

Instead, General Motors allowed its departments to have their own policies for workers.

Several US companies including Google, Meta, Salesforce, Tesla and Uber have also put in place their own return to office mandates to the dismay of workers. According to The Detroit News report, workers were upset with return to the office policy.

The report stated such move was against the "Work Appropriately" model. This provided employees with flexibility to work from home, an office, a lab, or anywhere they could perform their best work. General Motors at the time stated that such model was not a "policy" when it was implemented.

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