FNZ Group threatens to fire employees for working at home too often

A global financial tech company has threatened to fire workers who don’t come into the office at least three days a week.

FNZ Group sent an email to workers in its 30 international locations – including Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne – earlier this week to warn them it will be keeping track of office attendance.

The company offers flexible work arrangements that let employees work from home two days a week and come into the office three days a week.

However, FNZ claims a number of its staff haven’t been coming into the office enough to meet its three-day requirement.

The email, which was leaked online on Thursday, reads: ‘On review of key offices worldwide, it is obvious there are significant numbers of people that have ignored our hybrid working policy.

The email said ‘significant numbers of people’ who have chosen to work from home more than the company allows will be fired with the message to be considered a ‘final warning’

‘This is therefore the final warning, which is unfortunate, as no-one actually raised any challenges or issues in the lengthy discussion we have had on this subject for over a year.

‘Working from home for more than two days per week is in violation of your employment contract. It is against the firm’s policy.’

The email continues to say all staff who do not spend at least two days of the week in the office, from this week on, will be fired.

‘Next week, and weekly thereafter, we will source all building access records worldwide,’ the email reads.

‘In relation to anyone in breach of this policy, we reserve the right to terminate their employment without notice, without settlement, without references and without any further warnings.

‘An amnesty will be granted up to and including the current week, ending on June 9, but no further.’

The ominous email rubbed several Aussie workers the wrong way with the majority of Australia’s office workforce now preferring to work from home rather than in the office.

‘I’ll remember not to do business with you, nor apply for any jobs there. What a joke!,’ one person wrote on Twitter.

‘You don’t deserve the ‘tech’ in fintech with that attitude,’ Instagram page The Aussie Corporate wrote.

Recent data found 73 per cent of Australia’s big bosses prefer an in-office workforce while 57 percent of Aussie workers value flexibility more than other workplace perks

Recent data from LinkedIn’s Global Talent Trends found 77 per cent of Australia’s big bosses agreed working from home will remain a workplace norm for many years to come but 73 per cent said they prefer an in-office workforce.

However, the same research showed 57 per cent of employees who can work from home consider flexibility more important than other workplace perks, like compensation.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted FNZ Group for comment.