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GMC is a hypothetical Australian hotel chain operating in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Indonesia. The company employs 2,510 employees, of which approximately 18 percent are managers including both junior, middle and high level ones.

Prior to Covid-19, the company had a very competitive reward system. Some main figures of this system are as follows:

1. Competitive base salary GMC was paying in the top 25% or higher range in the market.

2. Allowance generous allowance covering mobile phone fees, work clothes.

3. Incentives and bonus there was no incentives but bonus was linked to the companys revenues.

4. No share options

5. Benefits GMC had an attractive benefit scheme including medical insurance, childcare, flexible work schedules, holidays.

6. Perquisite for executive, including company car including drivers to and from work, convenient parking, financial planning, the use of company hotels for personal travel.

7. Intangible benefits including working environment, training opportunities both in Australia and overseas, clear career path including fast track opportunities.

It goes without saying that during COVID-19, the hospitality industry has been hit hard. Cash flow is thinning and so too are workforces, with GMC undergoing redundancies or taking measures such as pay cuts, forced leave and stand down periods for large parts of their organisations.

Question

While many employees are pushing for working from home (WFH), management is concerned that this ultimately will nullify the company culture, which emphasises teamwork and team spirit, and reduce employees productivity. This situation reflects the wider picture that can be seen elsewhere. There are some well-known companies support work from home, such as 3M, Atlassian, Fujitsu, Lyft, Reddit, Spotify, Twitter. On the other hand, Elon Musk, founder of Tesla, has ordered staff to return to the office full-time, declaring that working remotely is no longer acceptable. He sent a company-wide email to Tesla employees, saying Everyone at Tesla is required to spend a minimum of 40 hours in the office per week. Moreover, the office must be where your actual colleagues are located, not some remote pseudo-office. If you don't show up, we will assume you have resigned.

Although GMC supported WFH during the COVID era, it is now the time for the company to re-evaluate the suitability of this policy. You advised GMC to allow WFH when it is practical and reasonable. Give three justifications for your advice.