Google requires more employees to work in the office, otherwise it will affect the performance appraisal.

CTOnews.com, June 8 (Xinhua)-- Google recently updated its mixed office system, requiring employees to work at least three days a week and monitor employee attendance through access card data, CNBC reported. If the employee fails to comply with the regulations for a long time, the human resources department will take further measures. In addition, employee attendance will also be part of the performance review.

Fiona Cicconi, Google's director of human resources, sent an email to employees late Wednesday emphasizing the importance of going to the office, including doubling office attendance, saying that "face-to-face cooperation is irreplaceable" and that working in the same room can have a positive impact.

She added that the company will begin to evaluate whether or not to come to the office three days a week as part of the performance review, and will send reminders to employees who "often don't come to the office." it is also recommended that employees who have been granted telecommuting permission to reconsider their options. "for those who work remotely and live near Google offices, we want you to consider switching to a mixed work mode."

Employees who have approved telecommuting may be reassessed if the company believes that "business needs, roles, teams, structures, or locations" have changed significantly, according to another internal document. In the United States, Google will regularly use access card data to check employees' compliance with attendance policies and is currently reviewing local requirements in other countries. If the employee does not comply with the policy for a long time, the human resources department will communicate with the "next step". In the future, full-time telecommuting will be approved only in exceptional circumstances, Mr. Sicconi said.

Google relaxed its policy requirements after strong opposition to its 2021 return to the office policy and said it expected 20 per cent of its employees to telecommute, according to CTOnews.com. However, since April 2022, Google has required most employees to work in physical offices at least three days a week, when the company also tried to lure employees back to the office by hosting private Lizzo concerts, hiring marching bands and inviting mayors.