(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google stated on Wednesday it’s giving employees within the Bay Area the choice to return to workplace the place potential, as COVID-19 instances ease within the United States.
“We’re giving employees who welcome the possibility to come into the workplace the choice to do this wherever we safely can, whereas permitting those that aren’t prepared to hold working from residence,” the corporate’s spokesperson stated in a press release.
Those who enter Google’s work websites will likely be required to be totally vaccinated or have an accepted lodging, the corporate stated, including that carrying masks will likely be required in its Santa Clara County workplaces.
Google additionally stated it’s lifting its non permanent weekly COVID-19 testing coverage for these accessing its workplaces within the United States that was applied in January.
The firm will even be restoring and rising the provision of facilities at its workplaces reminiscent of health facilities, therapeutic massage providers and cafes.
Google stated working from workplace stays voluntary and about 30% of its employees within the Bay Area labored onsite final week.
(Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)
