The moves by JPMorgan and Citi underscore how the lingering pandemic has complicated the efforts by leaders on Wall Street to get employees back into the office. “The booster is shown to further reduce the risk of serious illness from Covid-19.” JPMorgan urged employees to get vaccinated and get boosted. Unvaccinated employees are required to get rapid tests at least twice a week before entering JPMorgan facilities. JPMorgan encouraged all employees, including vaccinated ones, to get tested before returning to the office following holiday travel or gatherings. “We expect everyone to return to their in-office schedule no later than February 1,” the memo said. JPMorgan stressed that it is “not changing our long-term plans of working in the office” – and employees will be due back soon. “With the increase in holiday travel and gatherings, we are allowing for more flexibility during the first two weeks of January.” “Across the US we are seeing a rapid rise in Covid-19 cases related to the Omicron variant,” JPMorgan said in the memo. The largest US bank said this will be at managers’ discretion and only applies to those whose role allows for remote work. (JPM) said in a Thursday memo that its employees will be allowed to work from home during the first two weeks of 2022. JPMorgan still wants employees back by Feb. Prior to latest shift, many of Citi’s US employees have been working in a hybrid model that called for them to be in the office at least twice a week. 'Boost everybody.' CEOs should mandate boosters before returning office workers, Andy Slavitt saysĪ number of other major companies have recently shifted their return to the office plans, including Apple, Lyft, Ford, Jefferies and CNN.Ĭiti has taken a more relaxed approach than some of its US-based rivals in getting employees back to the office. As the fast-spreading new Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in at least 19 states, health officials are urging Americans to get vaccinated and receive their booster shots. A COVID-19 vaccination pop-up site stands in Times Square on Decemin New York City.
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