Only vaccinated people are allowed back into offices
Microsoft has announced that employees and guests must be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus when they enter the group’s buildings. This applies to all employees in the USA. Questions remain unanswered about a possible vaccination requirement in Germany and other countries.
Microsoft: Covid-19 vaccination becomes mandatory
Microsoft has informed its employees in the USA in a circular that the access is only complete people vaccinated against the coronavirus is allowed. Employees, vendors, and guests are required to provide evidence of this prior to entering Microsoft’s offices. The regulation applies from September.
On possible Exceptional cases Microsoft is already preparing. Anyone who “should have an illness or a protected reason, such as religion” is apparently exempt from the regulation. Microsoft has not commented on a mandatory vaccination outside the USA in the circular. So there is no telling whether the compulsory vaccination will also apply to German employees.
Meanwhile, Microsoft does not expect to be able to fully reopen its offices in September. The earliest date is now the October 4, 2021 called. Other US corporations are also assuming a similar point in time. Anyone who has children who are too young for a vaccination can work in the home office until January 2022 (source: The Verge).
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Vaccination is also compulsory on Google and Facebook
It was previously announced that Google and Facebook employees would also join forces Have to have proof of vaccination with youwhen they return to the office. A mask must also be worn. It is not yet clear whether these regulations will also apply at Apple. Here one “observes” the situation, says Apple boss Tim Cook.
