ICT Division to effectively end remote work currently allowed two to three times a week Reduction follows at Namyang Research Institute and Advanced Vehicle Platform (AVP) Division Hyundai Motor Company: “Reviewing stronger in-person collaboration as the need has grown”
Hyundai Motor Company plans to end remote work at its ICT Division starting next year. As efforts to scale back remote work spread from the Namyang Research Institute and Advanced Vehicle Platform (AVP) Division to the ICT Division, employees have pushed back against the changes to work arrangements.
According to industry sources on the 22nd, Hyundai Motor Company notified ICT Division employees that day that it would effectively discontinue remote work starting next year. Depending on the organization, the ICT Division has so far allowed employees to work remotely about two to three times a week.
Previously, Hyundai Motor Company reduced remote work at the Namyang Research Institute and AVP Division from twice to once a week. Because even the once-weekly remote-work arrangement required team-leader approval and authorization, some employees complained that the company was effectively moving to abolish the system. The Namyang Research Institute labor union sought a court injunction suspending the remote-work reduction policy, but its request was denied.
Hyundai Motor Company says it is not abolishing remote work entirely across the company, including the ICT Division. It explained that work arrangements are determined according to the nature of each division’s work and its operating environment, and that remote work has generally been reduced in light of recent changes in the work environment and the benefits of in-person work.
A Hyundai Motor Company official said, “The ICT Division is considering strengthening in-person collaboration to support expanded cooperation with global organizations, including group affiliates, and to respond to changes in the business environment centered on AI and software. We are also reviewing ways to use flexible work arrangements depending on the nature of the work and the need for urgent responses.”
This article has been translated by GripLabs Mingo AI.
