Omicron may throw wrench in companies' plans to return to office

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Company executives are beginning to consider different permanent work models for their employees as the coronavirus pandemic, and the spread of the Omicron variant, destabilize their latest return-to-office plans. With Omicron so new, companies are struggling to understand how the variant might affect the

Company executives are beginning to consider different permanent work models for their employees as the coronavirus pandemic, and the spread of the Omicron variant, destabilize their latest return-to-office plans.

"It's no longer the place to work ... wherever you get work done is where you work," said Montesano during a panel discussion on the Future of Work."What we want to do is reimagine the office." Dr. Neal Mills, chief medical officer for benefits consulting firm Aon Plc, said his team has been meeting with clients all week about possible new options.

The prospect of a fast-spreading variant has raised fears of a return of the sort of restrictions that shut down a swath of industries in 2020. Additionally, the survey found slightly more than a third of employees were working remotely - and that was expected to drop to 27per cent in the first quarter of 2022.

On Tuesday, two courts blocked the administration from enforcing mandates requiring millions of American workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

 

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I am more concern in the wrenches in Singapore's Aug 21 roll out. We may open. But sure need others to want to do the same with us. Else, it is a total waste.

如果真是打了疫苗不給力,奧密克戎病毒就肯定會出現突破性感染,再把病毒傳染到社區去了。

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