The COVID-19 pandemic had altered the workplace, with
companies sending employees home to work remotely. Even as lockdowns eased
around the world, a large population of employees remains remote or in a hybrid
environment.
In a message that was posted on Amazon's blog, chief
executive Andy Jassy wrote the decision was taken at a meeting earlier this
week and the move would make it easier to learn and collaborate.
"This shift will provide a boost for the thousands of
businesses located around our urban headquarter locations in the Puget Sound,
Virginia, Nashville, and the dozens of cities around the world where our
employees go to the office," Jassy wrote.
The company added there would be some exceptions to the rule
— customer support roles and salespeople would have the option of working
remotely.
Amazon had said in October 2021 it would let individual
teams decide how many days corporate employees would be expected to work from
office in a week.
In January this year, Amazon announced plans to cut jobs in
the United States, Canada, and Costa Rica. The steps were taken under laying
off of 18,000 employees, the e-commerce giant said in a memo to staff seen by
Reuters.
The company reportedly terminated 2,300 employees in Seattle
and Bellevue, according to an update on the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification (WARN) site. The US labour law requires companies planning a mass
layoff to inform employees 60 days before the closure.
Amazon was one among many tech companies to announce layoffs
and job cuts over the past few months. © Reuters
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