Apple tells employees to work-from-home indefinitely as Omicron spreads

Apple tree tells employees to work-from-dwelling house indefinitely as Omicron spreads

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Apple CEO Tim Cook has told employees globally that their render to offices, originally slated for Feb 1 2021, has been pushed back to a "date yet to be determined."

The February 1 timeline has been pushed dorsum by Apple several times later on the Covid-19 pandemic forced the earth'south workforces to stay away from offices.

With the Omicron variant — which appears to be highly transmissible — on the rise, Apple was left with no option only put the moves on agree.

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"We are delaying the start of our hybrid work airplane pilot to a engagement yet to be determined," Tim Melt said in the memo. "Our offices remain open and many of our colleagues are coming in regularly, including our teams in Greater China and elsewhere." Cook pointed to "rising cases in many parts of the world and the emergence of a new strain of the virus."

Cook encouraged Apple employees to become a booster shot of the vaccine, one day after Google told employees that they must comply with its vaccine policies by January 18 or face losing pay and, eventually, their jobs.

The news wasn't all bad for Apple employees, though. Aslope working for 1 of the most recognisable and beloved applied science companies, all employees will receive a $1,000 bonus to cover work-from-home needs, including retail workers. "These funds are intended to help you with your home workspace and can be used every bit y'all see fit. You will be receiving more than information about this shortly," Cook said.

Apple has previously told employees that piece of work-from-dwelling will be available on Wednesdays and Fridays, depending on the teams, with employees expected to be in offices on the remaining workdays.

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Max Slater-Robins has been writing nigh engineering for nearly a decade at various outlets, covering the rise of the technology giants, trends in enterprise and SaaS companies, and much more too. Originally from Suffolk, he currently lives in London and likes a practiced dark out and walks in the countryside.