earlier this month, Wechter said that the company reached 99 percent compliance, just one day before its deadline.
, adding that it would not be “putting in place a company-wide mandate to require current employees to be vaccinated.”He also said that beginning Nov. 1, those who have not received their shot and are enrolled in the company’s healthcare plan will incur an extra $200 monthly insurance charge.Since June 2021, only fully vaccinated employees have been allowed to voluntarily return to the office. The company said in an email on Jan.
Google recently paused the launch of its broader return to the office and hybrid work-week model previously slated for Jan. 10. The company said in part in an email to NBC News on Jan. 5 it will determine its new return date “based on local conditions.
The tech company announced Aug. 3 it would require proof of vaccination for all employees, vendors and guests, starting in September 2021. The company did not say in its emailed statement whether the vaccination policy includes employees who have voluntarily been going into the office since last spring or those working at its retail stores. In a Sept.