Employees at Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) have threatened to resign if the tech company does not adjust its demand that employees work at least three days a week starting in September, according to The Verge.
What happened was this: Employees claim that since the hybrid model was implemented, remote work requests have been increasingly declined, according to the Verge.
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According to the Verge, one employee who claimed to be on an Americans with Disabilities Act accommodation that permitted them to work from home was told that the accommodation would be denied whenever Apple returned to the office.
“I’ll be out of a job in September,” the employee commented in Slack, Slack Technologies Inc.’s namesake communication tool (NYSE: WORK).
Apple employee Cher Scarlett made a Twitter message, which was first published on Verge, on Apple’s policies on remote work for people with disabilities, particularly those who had previously received accommodations.
Why Does It Matter? Apple’s senior vice president of retail and people, Deirdre O’Brien, declared “in-person cooperation” important to the company’s culture and future late last month.
Beginning Apple early September, the iPhone maker will require its employees to return to their offices at least three times a week, according to a policy outlined by CEO Tim Cook.
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Employees at Apple have been vocal in their opposition to the hybrid work arrangement, writing a letter earlier this month claiming that it has driven several of their coworkers to resign.
According to the Verge, employees at the iPhone maker are debating their next steps, with some advocating writing another letter and others considering discussions with lawyers about legal alternatives.
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