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Leaked Meta Memo Shows Stricter Return-to-Office Policy with Termination Threat for Repeat Violations Meta wants its employees back in the office to "foster healthy relationships."

By Madeline Garfinkle

Key Takeaways

  • Meta's RTO policy update calls for more "accountability" to ensure workers come into the office at least three days a week.
  • A leaked memo emphasized being in the office as vital to "foster healthy relationships."

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Meta has made revisions to its return-to-office (RTO) policy, and the new mandate says that "repeated violations" could lead to termination, according to a leaked memo viewed by Business Insider.

In June, the company announced that employees will be assigned to an office and required to be there at least three days a week starting September 5. On Thursday, Meta's head of human resources, Lori Goler, wrote a memo on the company's internal platform, Workplace, that the RTO "In-Person Time Policy" will include "accountability" to make the policy "fair and effective."

Managers will be reviewing employees' attendance on a monthly basis to ensure they "meet the requirement," the memo said.

"We believe that distributed work will continue to be important in the future, particularly as our technology improves," a Meta spokesperson told Entrepreneur. "In the near term, our in-person focus is designed to support a strong, valuable experience for our people who have chosen to work from the office, and we're being thoughtful and intentional about where we invest in remote work."

Related: Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Laid Off 21,000 Employees. Now It's Reportedly Rehiring Many of Them Who Belong to This Group — Here's Why.

The new policy also states that only those who have been with Meta for at least 18 months can apply to be fully remote, given they also have positive performance reviews. If granted fully remote status, workers won't have designated work space in the office, and "should limit" visits to no more than four times every two months.

In the memo, Goler emphasized being in the office as vital to collaboration and to "foster healthy relationships."

"As with other company policies, repeated violations may result in disciplinary action, up to and including a Performance@ rating drop and, ultimately, termination if not addressed," Goler wrote.

Related: The Company That Took Remote Work By Storm Is Telling Employees to Return to the Office

However, workers won't need to "make up" time in the office if they're out of the office for paid time off, sick days, or "unforeseen circumstances," the memo added.

Madeline Garfinkle

News Writer

Madeline Garfinkle is a News Writer at Entrepreneur.com. She is a graduate from Syracuse University, and received an MFA from Columbia University. 

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