{"id":376089,"date":"2021-12-03T23:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T20:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/google-delays-return-to-office-plans-over-omicron-concerns\/"},"modified":"2021-12-03T23:00:46","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T20:00:46","slug":"google-delays-return-to-office-plans-over-omicron-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-delays-return-to-office-plans-over-omicron-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"#Google delays return-to-office plans over Omicron concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Google delays return-to-office plans over Omicron concerns<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Alphabet Inc.\u2019s\u00a0Google\u00a0said it is indefinitely pushing back its January return-to-office plan globally amid growing concerns over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and some resistance to company-mandated vaccinations.<\/p>\n<p>Google\u00a0in August had said it would expect workers to come in about three days a week from Jan. 10 at the earliest, ending its voluntary work-from-home policy.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday,\u00a0Google\u00a0executives told employees that the company would put off the deadline beyond that date. Insider first reported the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Google\u00a0said the update was in line with its earlier guidance that a return to workplaces would begin no earlier than Jan. 10 and depend on local conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 40% of US employees have come into an office in recent weeks,\u00a0Google\u00a0said, with higher percentages in other parts of the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/google-delays-january-office-return3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Google signage on exterior of building\" class=\"wp-image-20363622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/google-delays-january-office-return3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/google-delays-january-office-return3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/google-delays-january-office-return3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Google was one of the first companies to ask its employees to work from home during the pandemic. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>But CNBC reported last week that hundreds of employees have protested the company\u2019s vaccination mandate for those working on US government contracts.<\/p>\n<p>Google\u00a0was one of the first companies to ask its employees to work from home during the pandemic. 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