{"id":144050,"date":"2023-12-07T10:45:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T10:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=144050"},"modified":"2023-12-07T10:45:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T10:45:45","slug":"nationwide-scraps-its-work-from-anywhere-policy-and-orders-staff-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/world-news\/nationwide-scraps-its-work-from-anywhere-policy-and-orders-staff-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationwide scraps its &apos;work from anywhere&apos; policy and orders staff in"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Nationwide scraps its &#8216;work from anywhere&#8217; policy and orders staff back to the office (for two days a week)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CEO Debbie Crosbie wants all full-time staff back in for 40% of their shifts<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Building society Nationwide has told all 13,000 of its non-branch staff they will no longer be able to work from home full-time.<\/p>\n<p>Workers had been told during the coronavirus pandemic they would not be forced to come back in.<\/p>\n<p>The then Nationwide chief executive Joe Garner said he was putting employees in control of where they did their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>But on Tuesday, the possibility of five days of working in slippers, avoiding the unpleasant commute and an extra few minutes in bed came to a dramatic end.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Garner&#8217;s successor, Debbie Crosbie &#8211; who was appointed at the end of 2021 &#8211; dramatically axed the policy.<\/p>\n<p>Now staff will have to come into the office at least two days a week or be at risk of breaching their contract.<\/p>\n<p>It means\u00a0most staff will have to be in an office for at least 40% of their contract \u2013 equivalent to two days a week for those full-time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/09\/78682087-12836427-image-a-3_1701941410251.jpg\" height=\"968\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Debbie Crosbie &#8211; who was appointed CEO at the end of 2021 &#8211; dramatically axed the policy<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/09\/78682085-12836427-image-a-4_1701941436963.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Stock of a mother working at home on her laptop as her son watches television beside her<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/09\/78682083-12836427-image-a-5_1701941471799.jpg\" height=\"413\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nationwide during the coronavirus pandemic had told staff they did not have to go into office<\/p>\n<p>The new ruling will come into place on January 1 at the start of next year.<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE: Nationwide reveals its new look in a boost for branches: TV advert sees Dominic West lampoon bank bosses<\/h3>\n<p>However there will be a &#8216;grace&#8217; period until April 1 for those who thought they would never have to work in an office again.<\/p>\n<p>The policy change has been agreed with Nationwide&#8217;s union, which represents its employees.<\/p>\n<p>It its staff magazine before Christmas the news was revealed to everyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The article said: &#8216;Requirement to work from Nationwide premises has always been a contractual obligation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Society will be monitoring data on access to offices to understand site utilisation and identify non-compliance with the minimum requirement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;However, the society has given us an assurance that such data will only be used to inform discussions, and not as an absolute measure of compliance.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In October\u00a0Dominic West sent up a sleazy bank boss in a new TV advert for Nationwide.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/09\/76281047-12836427-Acting_up_Dominic_West_is_the_self_entitled_boss_of_High_Street_-a-2_1701940851897.jpg\" height=\"680\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Acting up: Dominic West is the self-entitled boss of High Street lender in Nationwide&#8217;s advert<\/p>\n<p>The commercial promoted Nationwide&#8217;s policy of keeping its branches open.<\/p>\n<p>It says it\u00a0now has the largest network of any High Street lender with 605 branches, having overtaken Lloyds with 598.<\/p>\n<p>Last month Ms Crosbie dampened speculation she could become chief executive of troubled Natwest.<\/p>\n<p>She had been seen by some as a frontrunner to replace Alison Rose at the taxpayer-backed bank.<\/p>\n<p>Rose was forced to resign in July this year amid a row over the closure of Nigel Farage&#8217;s account at Coutts, which is part of Natwest. She has since been stripped of \u00a37.6million shares and bonuses.<\/p>\n<p>Natwest is still searching for a new chief executive \u2013 with Ms Crosbie&#8217;s name among those rumoured to be in the frame.<\/p>\n<p>But announcing Nationwide&#8217;s half-year results In November, she distanced herself from the job.<\/p>\n<p>She insisted: &#8216;I&#8217;ve only been here for 18 months. I really wanted to join Nationwide because I love its business model. I&#8217;m really happy here.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Today Nationwide said employees were already expected to work in the office, but the new policy was a clarification it should be for a minimum of two days.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson said: &#8216;Hybrid working is an important part of Nationwide&#8217;s flexible arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Colleagues are already expected to work in an office for at least one or two days per week, depending on their role.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This change simply moves the minimum to two days for everyone.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12836427\/nationwide-order-staff-office.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nationwide scraps its &#8216;work from anywhere&#8217; policy and orders staff back to the office (for two days a week) CEO Debbie Crosbie wants all full-time staff back in for 40% of their shifts Building society Nationwide has told all 13,000 of its non-branch staff they will no longer be able to work from home full-time. 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