In order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, the executive director of Apple, Tim Cook, announced the indefinite suspension of face-to-face work in said company and that, in turn, it will give its corporate and retail employees the sum of USD 1,000 so that they can set up their home offices, as confirmed by the spokesperson for that organization, Nick Leahy.
This measure was known through an email from Cook, according to sources close to the company. Along these lines, the technology giant confirmed the news to the CNN Business channel.
According to the journalist Mark Gurman, the workers were scheduled to return on February 1, 2022, as part of a hybrid work pilot that had been announced internally in November.
It should be noted that, earlier this week, Apple had reestablished the indication on the use of masks in all its stores in the United States, and some of these stores will close as a result of an increase in cases, as well as the recent appearance of the omicron variant.
Other companies took similar steps
Various companies, including Google, Lift, Uber and Amazon, they also delayed the resumption of face-to-face activities on multiple occasions, as the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic continues.
Meanwhile, some organizations, which include Google and Facebook, They also provided bonuses of USD 1,000 dollars to their collaborators and thus help them with the expenses involved in working virtually.
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