Grindr, a dating app for LGBTQ people, had employees return to the office and stop working remotely. About half the staff resigned. In August, Grindr said everyone had to return to the office. Workers had two weeks to decide whether they would move to their team’s new “hub” city and work in-person twice a week or leave the company with severance, as Communications Workers of America (CWA) reported.
As of August 31, around 80 of Grindr’s 178 employees had to leave, according to the CWA. Many of these employees were initially hired to work remotely.
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Still, they were forced to relocate to designated “hub” cities, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.
The CWA also claimed that the decision to have employees return to the office was retaliation and a response to a unionization effort within the company. Just two weeks before Grindr’s policy change, the majority of employees had filed to establish a union.
“Instead of recognizing the union, the company issued a new return-to-office policy requiring staff to relocate or resign,” said the CWA.
The union has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Grindr with the National Labor Relations Board.
A Grindr spokesperson responded by stating that the union’s recent allegations are baseless. “We look forward to returning to the office in a hybrid model in October and further improving the productivity and collaboration of our entire team.” the spokesperson said.
The dispute shows the ongoing tension between employers and workers over returning to the office, even more than three years after the COVID-19 pandemic led many white-collar employees to work from home.
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In an August survey by the Conference Board, 73% of 185 U.S. human resources executives reported difficulty convincing employees to return to the workplace.
Enforcing on-site labor requirements could make it difficult to retain employees.
The survey found that 71% of employers with mandatory in-person work policies had trouble retaining workers.
Some prominent employers are getting stricter with their return-to-office mandates after Labor Day. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy informed employees that they could express disagreement with the company’s three-day office requirement, but that failure to comply could affect their future at Amazon.
The company had previously contacted some employees about their infrequent attendance at the office based on the swiping of their credentials.
Meta (formerly Facebook) ordered employees already assigned to an office to come in three days a week by September 5. Managers will monitor attendance and failure to comply could result in disciplinary action such as lower performance ratings or even termination.
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