英国银行NatWest（NWG.L）要求员工每周至少到办公室工作两天，此举周二招致工会Unite的尖锐批评，该工会对员工承担的成本以及家庭安排受到的干扰表示担忧。
British bank NatWest's (NWG.L) move to ask staff to work from office at least two days a week drew sharp criticism on Tuesday from union Unite, which raised concerns about costs to employees and disruptions to family arrangements.
这一决定凸显出围绕弹性工作安排的紧张关系日益加剧：雇主推动员工更多到岗办公，而员工则要应对不断上涨的通勤成本和育儿需求。
The decision highlights growing tensions over flexible working arrangements as employers push for greater office presence, while workers grapple with rising commuting costs and childcare needs.
Unite秘书长莎伦·格雷厄姆在一份声明中说：“这对那些多年来实际工资被削减、正艰难度日的劳动者来说，又是一记沉重打击。”
"This is yet another kick in the teeth for workers who have suffered years of real-terms pay cuts and who are struggling to make ends meet," Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham said in a statement.
这家英国银行曾在2021年针对疫情后的工作习惯推出三管齐下的方案：55%的员工采用居家与办公室混合办公模式，32%的员工采用“远程优先”模式、每月至少到办公室两天，其余员工则采用“办公室优先”模式。
The British lender had introduced a three-pronged approach to post-pandemic working habits in 2021, with 55% of staff on a hybrid model mixing home and office working, 32% in a "remote-first" model with a minimum of two days a month in the office and the remainder on an "office-first" model.
然而，包括空客、Stellantis以及亚马逊和微软等大型科技公司在内的多家全球企业，已逆转疫情时期的远程办公政策，以求提高生产率。
However, several global companies, including AirBus, Stellantis and big tech firms such as Amazon and Microsoft, have reversed COVID-era remote working policies in a bid to increase productivity.
NatWest集团一位发言人周二在电邮声明中说：“弹性工作仍是我们工作方式的重要组成部分，但我们也进一步认识到，共处的时间能为同事和客户带来价值。”
"Flexible working remains an important part of how we work but we’ve also learned more about the value that spending time together brings for our colleagues and customers," a NatWest Group spokesperson said in an emailed statement on Tuesday.
该行还表示，将给员工时间提前规划，并在过渡期间为他们提供支持。
The bank would give staff time to plan ahead and support them through the transition, it added.
与此同时，Unite表示，新政策违反了NatWest 2025年薪酬协议的条款，该协议包含一份共同协商制定的蓝图，规定了在未来的到岗要求发生变化时，将如何征询员工及其工会的意见。
Meanwhile, Unite said the new policy violated NatWest's 2025 pay deal terms, which included a jointly negotiated blueprint setting out how workers and their union would be consulted on future changes to office attendance.
Unite全国金融事务官员卡伦·埃文斯说：“对许多劳动者来说，居家办公并非额外福利，而是他们平衡工作与照护责任或管理健康状况的方式。这些安排多年来一直行之有效。”
"For many workers, homeworking is not a perk. It is what allows them to balance work with caring responsibilities or manage a health condition. These arrangements have worked successfully for years," said Caren Evans, Unite National Officer for Finance.