We have received written confirmation from WeWork's new head of HR that all outsourced cleaning and facilities employees “will receive a one-time lump sum payment equal to what they would have received as a 401(k) match for this year.”

Last night, WeWork made an abrupt change to the employment status of the building and maintenance staff who just last week were told that they had to accept job offers from WeWork’s chosen contractors or else would be considered to have voluntarily resigned from their jobs.

The WeWorkers Coalition will be contacting affected employees this weekend to clarify the letter’s message: that they can reject or rescind acceptance of the job offers and receive 3 months of leave with full pay and benefits, but that they should act by Monday, Nov. 25, 2019.

The nearly 1,000 @WeWork employees who clean and maintain buildings in the U.S. and Canada are being involuntarily terminated on December 9th. They are being offered jobs at a different company, @JLL, who will contract them back to WeWork in a similar role “for the time being.”

5) Provide three months severance pay to any employee who chooses not to accept the JLL offer

3) Complete release of any non-compete and non-solicitation obligations with WeWork