Google tells remote workers to come to the office three days a week or face termination

Global search engine Google has notified some of its remote workers that they may be fired if they do not return to the office, US economic media CNBC reported on the 23rd (local time).
According to internal documents obtained by CNBC, several Google divisions are requiring existing employees who have been approved to work from home to arrive in the office at least three days a week,
For example, employees in Google's technical services division must agree to a hybrid arrives-to-work system (arrives to work three days a week and works from home two days a week) or voluntarily resign.
Employees who work from home have been informed that they must choose to leave the company. A proposal has been made to provide a one-time relocation allowance for employees who move within a 50-mile (about 80 km) radius of the office.
In the case of the Human Resources Department, employees who live within a 50-mile radius of the office must choose the hybrid arrives-to-work system by this month, or risk being fired.
Employees who live more than 50 miles away and are approved to work from home may maintain their pre-existing conditions, but may be required to use hybrid work if they move to another position within the company.
The do-arrives-to-work system applies. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, technology companies introduced work-from-home systems, but as time went on, many companies began to restrict work-from-home.
Google similarly told some of its remote workers earlier this year that they had to arrive to work three days a week or voluntary termination would be their only option, CNBC reported.
Technology companies including Google are cutting other costs and pouring money into artificial intelligence (AI) development and related infrastructure. Google, which made major layoffs in early 2023,
Recently, Google has been emphasizing the importance of expanding AI investment and implementing target reductions in various teams. As of the end of last year, Google had about 183,000 employees, down from about 190,000 two years ago.
In February of last year, Google co-founder Sergey Brin encouraged employees to arrive at the office at least five days a week.
Google spokesperson Courtney Mencini said, "The decision to require employees to return to work from home is a decision made by individual teams and is not a company-wide policy."
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