It’s back to the office for Google employees for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Signage at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Alphabet Inc. is expected to release earnings figures on February 1. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesGoogle said it will require employees to return to its U.S. offices on April 4, ending the company’s voluntary work-from-home option. For many employees, it'll be their first time back in the office since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The company said it will now switch to a hybrid model, where employees will spend three days in the office and two days working remotely. Google plans to use March as a transition period for employees to get used to their new work routine. Company leaders tell FOX Television Stations that the hybrid model allows employees to collaborate and connect in the office and have time to work from wherever best suits their needs. The company's product areas and functions have determined which days employees must report to the office. On-site employees must also be vaccinated unless they have been approved for an exemption. Unvaccinated on-site employees will have to consent to regular testing and wear a mask.
Employees will have an option to spend more days in the office. To allow more flexibility, Google said some employees will be eligible for "work from home" weeks, location transfers or fully-remote work. Nearly 14,000 Google employees around the world have transferred to a new location or moved to fully remote work during the pandemic, according to the company. This is the first time Google employees will return to the office since the beginning of the pandemic. The company delayed its return-to-office date multiple times. That latest return was set for Jan. 10 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 omicron surge.
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