Following the confirmation of infection with a new mutant virus, Omicron strain, in various parts of the United States, there are a series of moves among American companies to postpone the resumption of employees' office visits scheduled for next month. is.
Google, a major IT company in the United States, said that most employees will introduce a work style that combines office work and telecommuting from the 10th of next month.
However, due to the fact that infection with Omicron strains has been confirmed in various parts of the United States, we decided to postpone the resumption of work.
The timing of resumption will be decided at the beginning of the year after assessing the future infection status.
In addition, American IT giant Meta, which changed its name from Facebook, is planning to resume work at the office from the end of next month, but it is clear that it will establish a new "work postponement program" due to the spread of Omicron shares. Did.
This is a system to flexibly respond to the wishes of employees' work styles, and if they wish to continue working from home due to concerns about infection, postpone the time to resume work by 3 to 5 months. Is supposed to be possible.
In addition, automaker Ford has also said that it will postpone the resumption of work from next month to March next year, and there are concerns about the impact of Omicron shares on economic activities.