THG PLC (LSE:THG), the e-commerce group, has told its staff they must work five days a week in the office starting next month after previous plans to ditch remote working faced pushback.
Employees were told they had to start returning to the office as its current hybrid and remote working patterns had negatively impacted the culture of the company, a Financial Times report revealed.
At the end of last year, THG urged staff to stop working from home but said a level of flexibility would be allowed.
Now, the group has told workers in a memo that “adherence to the policy has been inconsistent”, meaning staff have until August 19 before working full-time in office.
Flexible working agreements which were approved before the decision will be upheld.
In addition to this, the Myprotein owner plans to slash 171 jobs as part of its ongoing turnaround strategy.
A spokesperson for the company said it was restructuring parts of the business “to ensure we continue to leverage recent investments, including in automation, technology and AI.”
“Subject to the ongoing consultation, these changes will likely result in a limited number of roles becoming redundant,” the spokesperson added.
“Whilst this is regrettable, THG will support all affected colleagues and seek to offer them an alternative role within the group.”