Apple Requiring Employees to Return to Office 3x Per Week Starting on September 5

Apple told corporate employees that they need to come back to work for three days starting on Monday, September 5. Apple employees will be required to work in-person on Tuesday, Thursday and a third day as part of a hybrid return-to-work plan.

Apple initially planned to require employees to come back to work three days a week in May, but that was delayed due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. For the last few months, Apple employees have been working in the office for two days a week, but the company is now implementing its full return schedule.

Employees were supposed to be required to work on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, but Apple has changed its mind. The third day of work will be set by the team leaders and will vary from team to team. Most of the time employees will be able to work from home. Employees will need to work on Tuesday, Thursday and one other day that week because Monday, September 5 is a holiday.

Apple didn't implement permanent work from home policies due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Apple made it clear that employees would need to return to in-person work during the crisis.

"For all that we've been able to achieve while many of us have been separated, the truth is that there has been something essential missing from this past year: each other," Tim Cook told employees. Video conference calling has narrowed the distance between us but there are things it can't duplicate.

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