As a growing number of technology companies announce their new flexible work policies, Intel is the latest company to encourage employees back into the workplace. Intel is looking to bring employees back to its office campuses as the world continues to emerge from lockdown and work-from-home mandates. Intel will be “embracing flexibility” according to a LinkedIn post from chief people officer Christy Pambianchi, with the multinational company establishing a work policy that takes into account “the specific needs of different business units, teams, employees and geographies, and the different work each of us do throughout the year.” In an internal memo seen by The Register, Pambianchi said Intel had reached the decision to encourage employees back to the office due to “a high level of community immunity and a 90% vaccination rate among our employees.” Last November, Intel announced that it would be focused on providing a “dynamic, flexible, and inclusive” workplace for its 121,000 global employees. In an internal survey conducted by Intel in April 2021, 90% of workers said they would prefer a hybrid approach when offices eventually reopened. In December 2021, The Oregonian obtained a memo from Pambianchi outlining an Intel policy that unvaccinated employees would need to submit an exception request by January 4, or face being placed on unpaid leave. However, following the Supreme Court’s decision to throw out the Biden administration’s vaccine-or-test mandate for large employers, Intel decided to put its own vaccine policy on hold. Most major tech companies, from Twitter to Microsoft, have now publicly announced flexible working policies as they move to reopen their offices. However, the differing approaches from each shows there is still no one-size-fits-all solution to tackling this shift to hybrid working practices. Speaking to Computerworld earlier this month, Adam Preset, vice president analyst for employee experience technologies at Gartner, said that the remote work strategies of the tech giants could have a wider influence on enterprise decision makers. “When the tech giants signal they are ready to reopen offices, it excites conversation in different businesses about their own readiness,” he said. Related content news Microsoft once again under fire over cloud software licensing Spanish startups are the latest to accuse the company of anti-competitive practices. By John Leyden May 09, 2024 4 mins Regulation Microsoft Azure Microsoft 365 news Businesses lack AI strategy despite employee interest — Microsoft survey Microsoft’s fourth annual Work Trend Index survey shows that workers are coming to grips with generative AI tools, but leaders aren’t convinced they have a proper deployment strategy in place. By Matthew Finnegan May 08, 2024 6 mins Microsoft Generative AI IT Skills news analysis Apple Silicon sets scene for a new AI ecosystem With its new iPads, Apple presses home the message that Apple Silicon is built for AI. By Jonny Evans May 08, 2024 12 mins Apple Generative AI iPad news The CHIPS Act money: A timeline of grants to chipmakers The Department of Commerce is divvying up $52 billion in the hopes of spurring on-shore chip manufacturing in the US. Here's what's been allocated and where the money is going. By Lucas Mearian May 08, 2024 5 mins CPUs and Processors Government Manufacturing Industry Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe