Siemens Allows ‘Mobile Working’ Permanently for Many Workers

Siemens Allows ‘Mobile Working’ Permanently for Many Workers
Siemens Headquarter at Wittelsbacher Platz, in Munich, Germany, on July 9, 2011. Meinzahn/Stock Photos
The Associated Press
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BERLIN—Industrial conglomerate Siemens says it plans to allow more than 100,000 of its employees to work away from the office for two or three days a week on a permanent basis.

The Munich-based company said Thursday the coronavirus crisis has “shown that working independently of a fixed location offers many advantages and is possible on a much wider scale than originally thought.” It said that surveys of Siemens employees worldwide had shown a desire for greater flexibility.