Siemens plans long-term policy of 2 to 3 days per week of remote working for all

On Thursday 16 July, the German multinational unveiled a plan that will see two to three days of remote working become the norm for at least 140,000 of its employees. Developed in the wake of the pandemic, during which remote working has been practiced and experimented on a large scale, the plan has been dubbed the “New Normal Working Model”. It is geared towards promoting employee well-being and the transition from a management centred on “presence” to a results-based approach.

Through . Published on 20 July 2020 à 12h39 - Update on 21 July 2020 à 16h02

Making new practices trialled during lockdown permanent. During the period of lockdown enforced to contain the pandemic, nearly 130,000 employees (45,000 in Germany) out of the 385,000 employed by Siemens worldwide worked from home. Internal surveys carried out afterwards show that an overwhelming majority of employees liked this way of working,…

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