Trump orders government to terminate remote work arrangements, return to in-person work

Date:
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Description:
President Trump calls an end to remote working for US government workers in a big shake-up.

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- Trump orders government workers to return to office full-time
- Federal workers will have weakened job protections
- Resignations and workforce changes are expected

US government officials have been mandated to return to the office under new Trump leadership, marking an end to hybrid and flexible working setups.

Tech companies have broadly implemented office-working policies, ranging from three to five days per week, in recent years following pandemic-induced
remote options, and its now the turn of the government to follow suit.

Trumps new policy, actioned on the day of his inauguration, will require US federal workers to return to in-person office working on a full-time basis.

Trump issues full-time RTO to government workers

A short statement reads: Heads of all departments and agencies in the
executive branch of Government shall, as soon as practicable, take all necessary steps to terminate remote work arrangements and require employees
to return to work in-person at their respective duty stations on a full-time basis, provided that the department and agency heads shall make exemptions
they deem necessary.

The new President has also reinstated the so-called Schedule F immediately
and with full force and effect, which effectively weakens job protections for civil servants.

Critics argue that the move could help Trump replace certain employees with a more loyal workforce. The National Treasury Employee Union, which represents federal government employees, has already taken to a federal court in Washington to sue Trump (via Reuters ).

Moreover, a hiring freeze and the formation of the new Department of
Government Efficiency (DOGE), headed up by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, will further affect the size and makeup of the federal government.

Musk is also a fan of in-person working in a statement to Tesla employees,
he claimed remote work was no longer acceptable. Voluntary resignations
across government agencies are predicted as a result of the latest changes
led by Trump and, possibly, Musk.

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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/pro/trump-orders-government-to-terminate-remote-work -arrangements-return-to-in-person-work

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