Manchester United Staff have been given a week to decide whether to stand down as the club's new co-ownership under Sir Jim Ratcliffe puts an end to working from home.
In an email sent to non-football staff on Tuesday, United offered staff early payment of an annual bonus, normally in September, if they do not want to return to work permanently from June 1.
United staff must now decide by June 5 whether they will resign and take the pay, or work permanently from the Manchester offices or London.
The message to United staff said: 'While many have welcomed our new approach, we are aware that some colleagues may not wish to commit to this new way of working and are keen to understand their options.
'With this feedback in mind and the fact that we respect every colleague's right to choose his or her way of working, we will offer those who wish to resign now the opportunity to claim their bonus for this season early if they retire from Not being able to work from our office on June 1. '
The email from United's hierarchy added: 'A return to office will deliver substantial benefits for individuals, teams and the wider club and support our journey to return Manchester United to football success.'
A United spokesman said: 'This is not a voluntary redundancy programme. The club recognizes that not everyone wants to work in the office full-time and has therefore offered opportunities for employees who do not want to return to the office to step away now.”
The move is part of cost-saving measures put in place by Ratcliffe and his INEOS team after completing a £1.3 billion partial takeover of United in February.
Ahead of victory over Manchester City in the FA Cup final last weekend, United reduced employment conditions for the trip to Wembley.
For previous finals, employees had received multiple tickets for friends and family, which also included free transportation to the match.
But for this month's final, all staff and directors were given just one ticket and had to pay for their own transport – a £20 return fare for a bus to Wembley.
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