{
  "id": 12350698,
  "title": "Booking.com goes to court to force staff to go to the office",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/booking-com-goes-to-court-to-force-staff-to-go-to-the-office",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:49:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DutchNews",
    "slug": "dutchnews",
    "url": "https://www.dutchnews.nl/2026/10/booking-com-goes-to-court-to-force-staff-to-go-to-the-office/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Booking.com has taken legal action to compel its employees to work at the company's Amsterdam headquarters at least twice a week. The company's works council has opposed this change, arguing that it lacks a business case. Employees were previously advised to work 40% of their time in the office post-lockdown, but many remain fully remote. The company contends that in-office work improves teamwork and productivity, citing staff surveys. The works council contends that compelling staff to be in the office twice a week is unnecessary. The altered work schedule would allow employees to select their in-office days, either as a team or individually.",
  "summary": "Website Booking.com has asked a court to order its employees to work at least two days a week in the...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}