Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said that some office employees will soon be required to come into the office four days a week.
Previously, Starbucks had mandated a minimum of three days of in-office work weekly.
In his letter this week, Mr. Niccol said that the new policy will begin at the start of the next fiscal year at the end of September, and that “support partners and people managers” will have to come in Monday through Thursday at a minimum.
Starbucks has support centers in Seattle and Toronto, and regionally-focused offices located across North America.
Starbucks employees at the vice president level or higher were asked to relocate to Seattle or Toronto earlier this year. Mr. Niccol also said this week that any “people leaders” working elsewhere will have to be based in Seattle or Toronto within 12 months.
Mr. Niccol was not required to relocate when he was hired. His offer letter guaranteed him a remote office near his home in Newport Beach, California, though he now works in-office in Seattle when he is not traveling, according to CNBC.
The CEO also owns a house near Seattle, Starbucks spokesperson Lori Torgerson told Fortune.
For those that do not want to relocate or come into the office four days a week, Starbucks is offering a one-time exit payment, Mr. Niccol said in his letter.
Mr. Niccol said that Starbucks is “reestablishing our in-office culture because we do our best work when we’re together … as a company built on human connection, and given the scale of the turnaround ahead, we believe this is the right path for Starbucks.”
