San Francisco: Google on Wednesday slowed its plan to get the campus back and run, and said workers who returned to the office had to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
Nails in infection because the Delta variant of the virus has raised concerns about returning to the office, pushing Google to expand the work options of global homes until October 18, according to the Sundar Pichai chief executive.
“Whoever comes to work on our campus needs to be vaccinated,” said Pichai in a blog post.
“We are rolling up this policy in the United States in the coming weeks and will develop into other regions in the coming months.” Policy implementation will be adjusted to local conditions, including the availability of vaccines, according to Tech Techan based on silicone valley.
“I hope these steps will give every person peace of mind bigger when the office is reopened,” said Pichai.
“Seeing Googlers together in the office in the past few weeks filled me with optimism, and I look forward to brighter days.” Google was among technology companies that left the campus early last year, letting people work remotely than risk exposure to Covid-19 in the office.
Google has paid the salaries of campus workers who cannot do their work because the office is closed, and help employees get access to vaccines, according to Pichai “even when the virus continues to surge in many parts of the world, encourage very much.
High vaccination levels for our Google community at our google community The fields where vaccines are widely available, “said Pichai.
“This is a big reason why we feel comfortable opening some of our offices to employees who want to return early.”