Apple Inc. is pushing back its return to the office to October at the earliest, as COVID-19 variants surge across many countries, according to reporting by Bloomberg.
The company is one of the first U.S. tech giants to delay plans for a return to normalcy. Apple will give its employees at least a month’s warning before mandating a return to offices, according to employees.
Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said in June that employees should begin returning to offices in early September for at least three days a week. In an internal memo, Cook cited the availability of vaccinations and declining infection rates.
Some employees of the Cupertino campus have worked in the office on certain days throughout the pandemic.
Additionally, Apple is considering a hybrid in-store and work-from-home arrangement for retail employees, on the basis that consumers may continue to prefer online shopping even as reopenings continue.
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