Apple previously told employees they would be required to work from the office three days a week from September.
Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty ImagesApple has delayed its return to the office until January at the earliest, due to the spread of Covid-19 and new variants, Bloomberg reported Friday.
The tech giant was one of the first companies to delay its return to work, telling employees in July they won’t be asked to return until October, initially planning an early September return. Apple has now further pushed back the return, reportedly telling staff in a memo Thursday they won’t be required to return until 2022.
The company doesn’t expect to close offices or retail stores, the report added.
Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment from Barron’s.
Apple previously told employees they would be required to work from the office three days a week from September, according to reports.
The delayed return comes as Covid-19 cases continue to rise in the U.S. and concerns mount over the highly contagious Delta variant of coronavirus.
Apple’s Big Tech peers have taken a similar course, with Amazon also planning a 2022 return, along with DoorDash and Lyft, among others.
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