Companies continue to struggle with the decision of whether to bring employees back into the office in a post-pandemic world.
One company no longer debating it is UPS.
Beginning early in March, UPS will require its employees to be in-office five days a week, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The Sandy Springs, Georgia-based shipping giant in a memo to employees this week said the new policy will take effect in two months for UPS employees based on its campuses around the world, the paper reported.
“We acknowledge this news comes with excitement for some and mixed emotions for others. We are sharing this update now so you can plan and adjust,” says the memo to employees.
Some previously approved remote positions will be permitted to continue, according to the memo, which was first reported by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
The memo also acknowledged that for other employees, “business travel, sick days, caregiving needs, home repairs and other circumstances may require you to be away from the office occasionally.” It said employees can communicate with their managers who will still be able to allow “occasional flexwork, when life happens or business needs require working from alternate locations.“
Many companies have pushed for employees to return to work during and since the COVID-19 pandemic, and some have struggled, including UPS. The company had originally aimed for a broad return to the office in September 2021, but has had a hybrid work policy until now.
UPS has more than 500,000 employees around the world, including hundreds of thousands of drivers and package handlers in its operations who have continued to work in-person throughout the pandemic.
