BERLIN -- Elon Musk’s demand that Tesla staff stop "phoning it in" and get back to the office has received criticism from Germany’s largest trade union.
The Tesla CEO waded into the future of work debate by telling staff at the automaker that they must return to the office for at least 40 hours a week or leave the company, according to an email seen by Reuters.
The IG Metall union in Berlin-Brandenburg-Sachsen, where Tesla's plant is located, said it would support any employee who opposed Musk’s ultimatum. Tesla employs around 4,000 people in Germany and plans to expand the workforce to 12,000.