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Apple pushes back US staff return as COVID cases rise
As many continue to work from home, Apple was hoping to return some staff to work – but those plans have been put on hold
Apple is pushing back its return to office deadline by at least a month to October at the earliest.
The iPhone maker has become one of the first U.S. tech giants to delay plans for a return to normal working life, as coronavirus continues to flare around the world and cases involving the highly transmissible Delta variant increase.
Apple will give its employees at least a month’s notice before mandating a return to offices
Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook stated back in June that employees should begin returning to offices in early September for at least three days a week.
Corporations across the globe are grappling with how to adjust to shifting work demands in the post-COVID era.
Apple’s decision comes as its own employees continue to slam the company, stating that the September deadline is too early to return.