"The Detroit automaker informed salaried staff in June that starting September 1, most would need to be in the office four days a week, an escalation from the three-day work weeks most people worked, according to . The company framed the change as part of CEO Jim Farley's broader push to make Ford a leaner, faster-moving electric-vehicle company. Since then, employees say Ford has begun sending automated attendance warnings based on badge-swipe data, flagging those not meeting the new requirements, according to Business Insider."
"Three current and former employees told the business news website that the emails threatened "discipline up to and including termination." Two said they received those notices even though their in-office schedules had been cleared with managers under previous flexible arrangements. In a companywide meeting on September 9, Homer Isaac, Ford's human-resources director for enterprise technology, said the messages were intended to "change behavior" around remote work, according to a recording reviewed by BI."
Ford informed salaried staff that starting September 1 most employees would need to be in the office four days a week, up from three days. The change is framed as part of CEO Jim Farley's push to make Ford a leaner, faster-moving electric-vehicle company. Ford began sending automated attendance warnings based on badge-swipe data to flag those not meeting the requirement. Employees report those warnings threatened discipline up to and including termination, and some compliant employees were mistakenly targeted. Human-resources leadership said the messages were intended to change behavior and communications would be corrected. An August trial caused parking shortages, overcrowded workspaces, and complaints that the rigid schedule hinders cross-time-zone collaboration and reduces hybrid efficiency.
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