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Hayward employees use Public Service Recognition Week to air concerns over leadership changes and return-to-office policy
Summary
Multiple Hayward city employees and union representatives spoke during the meeting’s public comment period, criticizing sudden personnel moves and a unilateral return-to-office directive; council agreed to hear concerns and acknowledged staff unrest but took no immediate employment actions.
At the May 6 Hayward City Council meeting, a series of public comments from current and former city employees raised complaints about recent administrative actions, including the sudden removal of the human resources director and a new return-to-office (RTO) mandate.
Several employees who identified themselves by title described a leadership style they called abrupt and top-down. Emily Huang, a management analyst in the Community Services Division, said staff were “surprised” by an April 29 email announcing the immediate transition of the HR director, whose previously communicated last day had been May 9. Huang said the staff member “walked out of City Hall in tears” and that the decision “sent a…
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