Uber reportedly orders employees back to the office 3 days a week

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Uber has reportedly joined the cavalcade of companies cracking down on remote work. According to a report in CNBC, the rideshare company informed workers on Monday that they will be required to come back to the office three days a week.

The order, according to the report, will also pertain to some employees who had been previously approved for remote work. In 2022, Uber established Tuesday and Thursday as “anchor days,” with Uber workers expected to be in the office two days a week.

Starting in June, that number will rise to three, CNBC reported, citing an internal company memo. The company has already reportedly informed impacted remote workers.

“After a thorough review of our existing remote approvals, we’re asking many remote employees to come into an office,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi reportedly told employees. “In addition, we’ll hire new remote roles only very sparingly.”

CNBC is also reporting that Uber has changed its one-month paid sabbatical program. Previously, employees were eligible for a sabbatical after five years at the company. That number has now been raised to eight, the report states.

Despite a recent report suggesting hybrid work in the Bay Area is here to stay, Uber is the latest in a growing list of companies to increase demands on workers to be physically present in the office. Last week, Google reportedly started telling some remote workers to begin reporting to the office again, or risk losing their jobs.