WPP CEO Mark Read dreams of ‘getting closer’ to the U.S. amid workforce anger over RTO mandate
Mark Read, the CEO of FTSE 100-listed ad giant WPP, says he has ambitions to do more business in and “get closer” to the U.S.
Thousands sign petition calling on ad titan WPP to rethink its 4-day RTO demand
The petition's creators told BI that their goal was to "clearly demonstrate how deeply unpopular this mandate from our CEO, ...
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WPP CEO Mark Read dreams of ‘getting closer’ to the U.S. amid workforce anger over RTO mandate
An internal message board for WPP employees on the Fishbowl platform received a barrage of posts and comments criticizing the RTO mandate and the CEO directly. One post seen by Fortune stated that ...
Global ad giant WPP issues sweeping RTO mandate for its 114,000 staff, calling them back to office 4 days a week
"I believe that we do our best work when we are together in person," CEO Mark Read wrote in the memo viewed by Fortune.
‘It has left us reeling’ – WPP managers on enforcing the 4-day return-to-office mandate
Chief executive Mark Read said the move would protect the company’s culture. A 15,000-strong petition suggests staff feel ...
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WPP issues RTO mandate for more than 100,000 employees, FT reports
Advertising group WPP (WPP) has issued a return to office mandate for its more than 100,000 employees, The Financial Times’ Daniel Thomas reports. In a memo sent to staff on Tuesday, CEO Mark ...
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Global ad giant WPP issues sweeping RTO mandate for its 114,000 staff, calling them back to office 4 days a week
In the memo, Read also added that staff could turn to "an AI-powered chat agent" to help address any questions they have relating to the RTO ramp-up. WPP is the latest of a slew of large ...
'A Step Backwards in Employee Support': WPP Staff Fire Back On Four-Day Office Return Mandate
A Change.org petition was set up by current WPP employees, who are disgruntled with the company's recent RTO mandate.