The recent announcement that a number of US Technology companies are considering reducing the pay of employees: Human Resource Management Assignment, UCC, Ireland

The recent announcement that a number of US Technology companies are considering reducing the pay of employees who decide to work from home on a permanent basis has been met with mixed reaction.

Employer groups have welcomed the announcement arguing that employee costs and the associated commute times to and from work more can compensate for any pay reduction.

While employee groups and unions have pushed back citing increased cost of services when working from home. Would you support or challenge this unexpected outcome of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ‘next to normal’ of contemporary work?

When structuring your Case Study, consider the following:

• Should HR professionals fully support the announcement by leading US technology companies considering the potential impact it might have on minority groups?
• Based on what you know about HR business partners, provide a cogent and critical argument as to how HR professionals can objectively support or challenge this endeavor and provide areas where it would benefit or hurt both the company and employee.
• Provide a critical, considered, and objective recommendation on whether you support or oppose the decision by US technology companies to create a two-tier pay system. One pay system for employees who come to the office, and one payment system for colleagues who elect to work from home permanently.