Sir Jim Ratcliffe has told Manchester United staff to seek “alternative employment” if they are not willing to come to club premises
He tells staff to work at offices or ‘seek alternative employment’staff as the basis for a ban on working from home and told them to seek “alternative employment” if they are not willing to come to club premises.
United have had a flexible work-from-home policy since Covid but Ratcliffe signalled an end to this during an all-staff meeting held in person and via video call last week as part of his tour of Old Trafford and the Carrington training base.He informed the club’s approximately 1,000 employees that email traffic dropped by 20% when one of his companies experimented with work-from-home Fridays and cited this as the reason for his diktat.
Ratcliffe believes having all staff on site will allow greater productivity and strengthen unity and collaboration. To ensure his intent was understood United’s minority owner, who uses these working methods at Ineos, told the meeting: “If you don’t like it, please seek alternative employment.” The news was met with bemusement by some staff who view as shortsighted Ratcliffe’s explanation for changing their work practice. It has also become a humorous topic because there is not enough space in Manchester and at the club’s London premises to accommodate all staff owing to some being used for hospitality and other activities.
A working group has been set up to implement Ratcliffe’s policy. Other challenges to be addressed include dealing with employees who live far from Manchester and London and the fact that some staff are on flexible contracts and do not have to work from club offices under their terms.the club said Ineos had been “delegated responsibility for management of football operations” but this is the latest indication his influence stretches further.
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