The American Starbucks American cafes requires the return of certain teleworkers to its head office and increases the number of days of presence at the employee office.
In a letter addressed to the employees and published on Monday, the president and chief executive officer of Starbucks, Brian Niccol, announces that the employees will have to be at the office four days a week from the beginning of October, instead of three.
The company of Seattle, in the United States, specifies that all the “staff officials” of the company will have to be established in Seattle or Toronto in 12 months. This is an evolution compared to February, when the vice-presidents had to move to Seattle or Toronto.
Starbucks indicates that employees working under the direction of these officials would not be invited to move. However, the company specifies that all hires for future posts and side changes will require that the employees be established in Seattle or Toronto.
“We restore our corporate culture, because we give the best of ourselves when we are together. We share our ideas more effectively, solve the complex problems in a creative way and move forward much faster, ”writes Mr. Niccol in his letter.
He explains that the employees concerned who choose not to move may benefit from a unique voluntary starting program with compensation.
If many employees appreciated teleworking during the pandemic, the request for return to the full -time office has increased during the past year. Large employers in the United States, such as Amazon, AT&T and the federal government, have demanded that their employees work on their sites five days a week. Competition for fully remote jobs is fierce.
Lori Torgerson, spokesperson for Starbucks, indicates that they do not have the account of employees who currently occupy positions of “responsible” or who work remotely. Starbucks has 16,000 support employees worldwide, including roasters and warehouse staff.
Mr. Niccol was not required to move to Seattle when he was hired at the head of Starbucks last August. Instead, the company announced that it would help him set up an office near his home in Newport Beach, California, and give him access to a private jet to go to Seattle.
Since then, Mr. Niccol has bought a house in Seattle and has been frequently seen at the company’s head office, according to Mme Torgerson.
With information from Cathy Bussewitz, in New York.