Google delays office return until January as COVID-19 worries linger
Reuters
Published Aug 31, 2021 01:22PM ET
Updated Aug 31, 2021 01:58PM ET
(Reuters) - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Inc-owned Google is extending its voluntary return-to-office policy through January next year, CEO Sundar Pichai said on Tuesday, citing uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in many parts of the world.
The rapid spread of the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant is also making companies reconsider their mask mandates and vaccination policies.
"Beyond January 10, we will enable countries and locations to make determinations on when to end voluntary work-from-home based on local conditions," Pichai said https:// in an email to employees.
In the last few weeks, companies including Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) delayed their return-to-office timelines to 2022 for U.S. workers due to the pandemic.
Google had earlier delayed its return-to-office policy from September to October. It was one of the first companies to ask its employees to work from home due to the health crisis.
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