Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has asked employees to return to office or leave the company, according to a memo sent to staff that has been circulating on social media.
"Anyone who wishes to do remote work
must be in the office for a minimum (and I mean minimum) of 40 hours per week
or depart Tesla," the memo said.
Reuters could not immediately verify the
authenticity of the memo. Tesla did not respond to a request for comment. Musk
could not be reached for comment.
In response to the memo that was tweeted
from an unverified account, the billionaire, who has proposed to take Twitter
private in a $44 billion deal, said, "They should pretend to work
somewhere else."
Musk would "review and approve"
any cases where they could not meet the minimum, according to the memo.
Tesla joins a wave of companies mandating a
return to office for employees. While some big employers have embraced
voluntary work-from-home policies permanently, others including Alphabet's
Google are betting that it is best to push in-person interactions among
colleagues.
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal tweeted in March
that Twitter offices would be reopening but employees could still work from
home if they wanted to.
"Wherever you feel most productive and
creative is where you will work and that includes working from home full-time
forever," Agrawal said in a tweet dated March 3.
Meanwhile, Facebook-owner Meta announced in
April that employees are no longer required to have COVID-19 boosters to enter
its offices in the United States, a company spokesperson said. The social media
company previously said that all workers returning to the office would have to
present proof of their booster jabs, while the company monitored the Omicron
variant situation.
"We updated our requirements in early
March to align with CDC guidance, and now COVID-19 boosters are no longer
required for entry, though strongly recommended. The primary vaccination
requirement (1- or 2-shot series) remains in place," said Meta
spokesperson Tracy Clayton. © Reuters
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