Airbus eases remote-work limits after multinational strike campaign

Airbus initially announced a policy to limit remote work to one day a week from September, aiming to boost on-site collaboration and speed decision-making. Following a wave of strikes—most notably in Spain, where roughly 40% of the 14,000 employees participated, as well as sporadic protests in France and the United Kingdom—the company retreated from its original timetable. Employees had been objecting not only to the remote-work cap but also to issues such as transport, paid leave and salaries.

The revised arrangement now allows staff to work from home an average of two days per one outlet. Production lines, a key component of the European defence sector, have not been disrupted. CEO Guillaume Faury had earlier emphasized the need for in-person work to handle record demand and the rollout of new aircraft, but the firm said it will implement the transition more gradually based on employee feedback.