Employers are rethinking return-to-office amid delta variant spread and CDC indoor masking guidance (via CNBCMakeIt)
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendedThe updated guidance comes at time when Covid cases aredue to the highly contagious delta variant, and is a reversal of the CDC's May relaxation of indoor masking guidelines for the fully vaccinated.
The uptick in Covid numbers, as well as new CDC guidance, could be a blow to employers planning to bring their office employees back to worksites in the fall., says she's been having conversations with clients for weeks about whether to delay their return-to-office dates.that "there's no magic" in organizations setting their return for after Labor Day. "It's just a date.
With the rise in daily infections, drop-off in vaccination rates and concerns of the virus's spread in the fall, "this is not the time to rush things," Lister says. "Just because the memo already went out doesn't mean the date cannot change. If we have learned anything from this pandemic, it's that we need to be more agile in our thinking."Importantly, the CDC's guidance is only a recommendation.
For example, prior to the CDC's Tuesday announcement, several counties across California and Nevada alreadyWorksites and places of businesses can set their own standard for employees and customers, too. The CDC also recommended Tuesday that all students, teachers and staff at K-12 schools wear masks, regardless of their vaccination status.
Some employers, keeping an eye on the virus's spread in the U.S., have already announced changes to their return plan. Apple, which received criticism for its
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