{"id":312744,"date":"2021-07-31T03:29:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T00:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/walmart-forcing-all-workers-to-mask-up-managers-to-get-covid-vaccine\/"},"modified":"2021-07-31T03:29:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T00:29:44","slug":"walmart-forcing-all-workers-to-mask-up-managers-to-get-covid-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/walmart-forcing-all-workers-to-mask-up-managers-to-get-covid-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"#Walmart forcing all workers to mask up, managers to get COVID vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Walmart forcing all workers to mask up, managers to get COVID vaccine<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Walmart is requiring workers in high risk areas to mask up \u2014 and will force all managers to get vaccinated by early October.<\/p>\n<p>The mask mandate <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/corporate.walmart.com\/newsroom\/2021\/07\/30\/walmart-responds-to-cdc-guidance-updating-mask-policy-and-urging-vaccinations-for-associates\">was announced Friday<\/a> and im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely implemented. It <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lies to all store workers, regardless of vaccination status, in high risk COVID-19 counties, as determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n<p>The new policy came three days after the CDC reversed its May mask guidance, calling on all people to wear face coverings indoors in the approximately two-thirds of the country where the deadly virus and its Delta variant are spreading rapidly.<\/p>\n<p>Walmart, the nation\u2019s largest retailer, had told vaccinated workers they could unmask in mid-May, after the CDC\u2019s original edict.<\/p>\n<p>Shoppers will be urged to wear masks in stores, but will not be forced to cover their faces, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/07\/30\/walmart-to-require-workers-wear-masks-in-stores-in-high-risk-counties.html\">according to CNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Company officials also said the retailer\u2019s corporate staff and management-level employees must become inoculated against the virus by Oct. 4, according to a company memo <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/07\/30\/walmart-tells-corporate-staff-managers-they-must-have-vaccine-by-october.html\">obtained by the outlet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to get to a place where we can use our offices and be together safely,\u201d Chief Executive Doug McMillon reportedly wrote. \u201cIt\u2019s important for our business, our culture, our speed and our innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Previously, Walmart employees who were vaccinated could unmask.\" class=\"wp-image-18979783 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/walmart-mask-mandate-479.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/walmart-mask-mandate-479.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/walmart-mask-mandate-479.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/walmart-mask-mandate-479.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/walmart-mask-mandate-479.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Previously, Walmart employees who were vaccinated could unmask.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Eduardo Munoz\/File Photo\/Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The company also said it would now pay its store and warehouse staff $150 to get vaccinated \u2014 double the previous incentive, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Walmart employs 2.3 million people around the world, 1.6 million of them in the US, according to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/corporate.walmart.com\/newsroom\/company-facts\">company<\/a>.\n            <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The mask mandate was announced Friday and immediately implemented. 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