Amazon employees have been told to return to working from the office five days a week from the start of next year, as the giant online retailer reverses a host of pandemic-era policies.
Hot-desking will be scrapped in offices which were previously designed to have allocated desks for individuals. Layers of management will be removed to cut back on unnecessary meetings.
Amazon is overhauling working policies created during the Covid-19 pandemic because it believes having employees together on site is better for collaboration, learning and company culture.
Office working will be the norm from January 2. Previously, Amazon had required workers to show up in person at least three times a week, depending on the requirements of their team.
Employees will only be able to