IBM asks managers to move near office or leave company

IBM has issued an ultimatum to managers who are still working remotely, asking them to move to a location that is nearest to a company office or leave the organisation, a media report said.

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All managers working in the United States have been told to report to a nearest office or a client location at least thrice a week "regardless of current work location status."

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Additionally, badge-in data will be deployed to "assess individual presence" and the same would be shared with managers and human resources, senior vice-president John Granger said.

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Managers who don't agree to relocate and are not able to secure a role that has been approved to be remote must "separate from IBM," Granger wrote.

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IBM employees who are working remotely, and don't live close enough to commute to work have been asked to relocate to an area closest to a company office by the beginning of August.

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In August last year, IBM India CEO Arvind Krishna had said in an interview that employees who were not working on-site may find it hard to get promoted in their roles.

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IBM is not the first organisation, in recent times, which has stressed on the need to work from office.

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In September last year, Tata Consultancy Services informed their employees to start working from office on all five days of the week from October 1.

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