India, June 15 -- A US startup founder's approach to getting employees back into the office has sparked a discussion online. Taking to LinkedIn, Amanda Zhu, co-founder of San Francisco-based firm Recall.ai, shared that her company covers a range of commuting and meal expenses for employees because it expects them to work from the office 5 days a week. She said that move was designed to offset high commuting costs and remove barriers to in-office work.

"Gas is $6-$7/gallon in SF. I expect 5 days in office. That's why my team's gas is on the company card. If I want people in the office every day, the office has to be easier than home," Zhu wrote in a LinkedIn post.

She shared that every employee gets a company card that can be used to pay...