Tesco office workers will see their in-office days increase from two to three per week starting in September, as the supermarket aims for its colleagues to spend more time working together than apart.
Full-time staff will work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, which could be in their contracted office or other location depending to their role.
For the grocery giant’s part-time workers, the expectation will be for them to work from the office for the equivalent number of days to meet the principle.
The retailer, which become the first UK supermarket to grant all staff the right to request flexible working last year, said it believed coming together in person allowed it to deliver more effectively on its core purpose and provided stronger connection between staff, shoppers and suppliers.
It added the principle promoted greater levels of engagement, created more opportunities for idea generation and led to better access to development opportunities.
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Tesco said time spent at other locations and connecting with other teams would be considered in line with its guidance, and that staff could spend up to 40% of their working week working from home.
It added that it would continue to honour cases where a former flexible working arrangement was in place.
Tesco UK & ROI people director James Goodman said: “Since launching our approach to hybrid working in 2022, we’ve learned a lot about the benefits that a hybrid model brings, with greater flexibility, improvements for wellbeing and efficiency gains that help us all have a better work/life balance.
“We’ve reviewed our policy so that we can maximise the best bits of hybrid working, while also making sure we’re able to build and support high-performing teams with a collaborative culture.”
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