Sir Jim Ratcliffe has reportedly informed Manchester United staff to ‘seek alternative employment’ if they are not prepared to work from the club’s premises, as he continues to reform the club.
It will take a mammoth job to change the mentality of United’s workforce and Ratcliffe believes everyone should be working on the same page at a football club thriving to be successful once again.
Ratcliffe is understood to be keen on clamping down on remote working in an effort to enhance productivity amid the club’s ongoing transformation. Not only should it be considered a privilege to work for a club like United, the employees must be willing to go above and beyond to achieve objectives.
INEOS believe the sky is the limit for United. We certainly believe that to be the case but they must fil important roles with the best in class. Only time will tell if that is the case for Dan Ashworth, who will soon arrive as sporting director behind sporting operations.
According to The Guardian, during a meeting, Ratcliffe made his stance clear, stating: “If you don’t like it, please seek alternative employment.”
This was in response to workers who prefer to work remotely.
It’s a fair stance considering Ratcliffe is the boss. If they don’t want to work at United nobody is going to force them.
United allowed workers to adopt a more flexible approach to working following the pandemic. However, this policy has since been rescinded by Ratcliffe.
Some employees joined the meeting physically. Others via a video link.
Ratcliffe used email traffic data to support his expectation for staff to be office-based. He shared that one of his businesses trialled working from home on Fridays, and there was a noticeable 20% dip in email correspondence. He used this to justify his stance.
It now comes down to whether United have the space to fit all employees in offices. They could work between Manchester and London, where the club has premises to operate.
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