Facebook parent delays office reopening and mandates all returning staff to provide proof of receiving Covid-19 booster vaccinations, amid Omicron surge
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Apple Delays Staff Return To Offices Indefinitely
Amid rapid spread of Covid-19 Omicron variant, Apple has delayed the return of its corporate staff to the office indefinitely
Google Staff Refusing Vaccine Will Be Fired
Staff at Google who refuse to be vaccinated will first lose their salary, and eventually will be fired, according to internal documents
Meta To Allow Staff To Defer Office Return Until June 2022
Facebook offices to fully reopen on 31 January 2022, but worried staffers will have option to delay office return by three to five months
Apple Delays Return To Office Again
Tech giant Apple pushes back return to office until 1 February 2022, and will also pilot a hybrid working model going forward
Amazon To Allow Teams To Decide Office Time
Directors of corporate teams at Amazon will decide how long their team has to work in offices, and how long they will work remotely
How to Build a Better Workplace
The workplace has changed. Post-pandemic, what will work look like? As enterprises look past the pandemic to reshape their workforces, Will hybrid working become the norm?
Microsoft Indefinitely Postpones Office Return
Software giant is the latest tech giant to respond to ongoing infections, saying it will indefinitely postpone staff return to US offices
Google Delays Office Return Until 10 January 2022
Search engine giant Google, joins Amazon, Facebook and Apple in delaying staff return to offices and campuses, citing Coronavirus 'uncertainity'
Facebook Delays Office Return Until January 2022
Latest tech firm to delay office return. Social networking giant tells US and other staff, to return to office in January 2022
Google May Cut Salaries Of Home Workers
Google staff who opt to work from home on a permanent basis in the United States, may have their salaries adjusted, it is being reported
Microsoft Predicts 40 Percent May Quit Their Jobs
Hybrid working is here to stay says Microsoft, as it warns that 40 percent of people may quit their jobs this year for better work, life balance
Apple Delays Staff Office Return As Covid Cases Rise
Delayed return. Staff at Apple will not return to the office until at least October, as Covid cases in US from Delta variant increase
Apple Staff Campaign Against Office Recall – Report
Internal letter by Apple staff reveal growing revolt after Tim Cook's memo tell staff to return to the office by early September
Apple Seeks Staff Return To The Office
Remote working setback? CEO Tim Cook wants Apple staff to return to the office by September for at least three days a week
Your Remote Working Tech Stack
As businesses look to embrace permanent remote working and endpoint security moves to employees' homes, what tech stack is needed to support these workers in secure digital environments, and how does this brave new world of work impact ...
Google Outlines Remote Working For Staff Going Forward
Google backtracks on remote working restrictions, and offers staff more flexible options for working at the office or home
Brits Home Working Spend More Time Doing Job
Official report finds Britons working from home during Coronavirus pandemic spent more time doing unpaid work for their jobs, compared to those at offices
Google Reopens ‘Limited’ Offices, As It Restricts Remote Working
Google is ramping up the partial re-opening of its offices in the US, but places restrictions on remote working in the future
Microsoft, Facebook To Reopen Some US Offices
As US, UK begins to emerge from Coronavirus lockdowns, US tech giants Microsoft and Facebook announce limited office re-opening
Amazon Extends Work From Home Until June 2021
After thousands of its workforce were infected with Coronavirus, Amazon extends its work from home option until middle of 2021
Facebook Acquires More Office Space, Despite Remote Working Plan
Social networking platform acquires more office space in Washington, despite allowing staff to work from home until July 2021
Coronavirus: Facebook Staff To Work From Home Until July 2021
Facebook follows Google lead by extending right of staffers to work from home until July 2021, amid ongoing Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: Google To Allow Staff To Work From Home Until July 2021
Coronavirus consequence. Search engine giant extends work at home option for its worldwide workforce until at least July 2021
Coronavirus: Google To Reopen Some Offices In July
Sundar Pichai tells staff that Google intends to open some offices starting from 6 July, as other tech firms give staff option to work from home forever
Facebook Will Allow Permanent Work From Home
Another tech firm, this time Facebook, commits to allowing staff to work from home forever if they wish, but will adjust salaries accordingly
Shopify To Allow Staff To Work From Home Permanently
Post Coronavirus world. Canadian e-commerce firm Shopify joins Twitter in saying it will allow staff to work from home forever
Twitter To Allow Staff To Work From Home ‘Forever’
With its offices remaining shut until at least September, Twitter tells its staff they can continue working from home forever if they want
Coronavirus: Tech Firms To Allow Staff To Work From Home For Most Of 2020
As some parts of the world emerge from Coronavirus lockdowns, a number of tech firms are telling staff they can continue working from home for most of 2020
COVID-19 And Your Quarantined Workforce
Remote working has now become a fact of life for many enterprises as the COVID-19 crisis continues. Is it possible to operate profitably with a remote workforce? What systems need to be in place? And how to ensure security when remote ...