{"id":382191,"date":"2021-12-17T06:47:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T03:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/apple-delays-return-to-office-date-indefinitely-gives-workers-1000-work-from-home-bonus\/"},"modified":"2021-12-17T06:47:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T03:47:00","slug":"apple-delays-return-to-office-date-indefinitely-gives-workers-1000-work-from-home-bonus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-delays-return-to-office-date-indefinitely-gives-workers-1000-work-from-home-bonus\/","title":{"rendered":"#: Apple delays return-to-office date indefinitely, gives workers $1,000 \u2018work-from-home\u2019 bonus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a371b1e06a7a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a371b1e06a7a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-delays-return-to-office-date-indefinitely-gives-workers-1000-work-from-home-bonus\/#Apple_closed_stores_in_Miami_Annapolis_Md_and_Canadian_capital_Ottawa_after_a_rise_in_COVID-19_cases\" >Apple closed stores in Miami; Annapolis, Md.; and Canadian capital Ottawa after a rise in COVID-19 cases<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-delays-return-to-office-date-indefinitely-gives-workers-1000-work-from-home-bonus\/#Nicole_Lyn_Pesce\" >Nicole Lyn Pesce<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#: <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>le delays return-to-office date indefinitely, gives workers $1,000 \u2018work-from-home\u2019 bonus<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Apple_closed_stores_in_Miami_Annapolis_Md_and_Canadian_capital_Ottawa_after_a_rise_in_COVID-19_cases\"><\/span>\n  Apple closed stores in Miami; Annapolis, Md.; and Canadian capital Ottawa after a rise in COVID-19 cases<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"article body\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\" data-nosnippet>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000522127\" role=\"document\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"\n                inline\" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetArticleReader\n              \n              inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetArticleReader\n              article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-object-article-reader\">\n<div class=\"audioplayer\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000522127\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Listen to Article\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"articlereader\" data-show-title=\"false\" data-theme=\"wsj-article-reader\" data-show-header=\"false\" data-show-subscribe=\"false\" data-ads-enabled=\"true\" data-save-publication=\"false\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       Apple has pushed back its return date for in-person work from Feb. 1, 2022, to \u201ca date yet to be determined.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> That\u2019s according to a memo that Apple Inc.<br \/>\n        AAPL,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/202934861\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-3.93%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       CEO Tim Cook sent to employees on Wednesday, which was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-12-15\/apple-delays-return-to-office-until-date-yet-to-be-determined\" class=\"icon none\">viewed by Bloomberg<\/a> and verified by a company spokesperson.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       Cook said the tech company\u2019s return-to-office date was postponed due to spiking COVID-19 cases in many parts of the world, alongside the rise of the omicron variant. He also recommended that Apple employees get COVID vaccines and booster shots, which he called, \u201cby far the best way to keep you and your community safe.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, the company is also giving Apple employees a \u201cwork from home\u201d bonus of $1,000 intended to \u201chelp you with your home workspace\u201d that \u201ccan be used as you see fit,\u201d Cook wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Apple has delayed bringing workers back into offices several times already this year amid the rise of more contagious variants of COVID-19, such as the delta and omicron variants, which postponed previous plans to return in October and in January 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Workers will be given a heads-up four weeks before they are asked to return to working in physical spaces. And they will follow a hybrid model of working in the office on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and working from home on Wednesdays and Fridays.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Apple also announced that it was temporarily closing three retail stores in Miami; Annapolis, Md.; and Ottawa, Ontario, this week due to a spike in COVID cases among employees at those stores.\u00a0This comes on the heels of colleges and universities such as Cornell, Princeton and George Washington moving final exams online and canceling in-person events and activities in response to COVID outbreaks on their campuses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong>\u00a0Cornell partially shuts down its campus due to more than 900 COVID-19 cases in possible omicron outbreak<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plus:<\/strong>\u00a0George Washington University cancels in-person events and moves exams online following more than 400 COVID-19 cases<\/p>\n<p>And Apple isn\u2019t the only company rescheduling its back-to-office date. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> parent company Meta Platforms Inc.<br \/>\n        FB,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/205064656\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-1.98%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       recently said that it will fully reopen its U.S. offices at the end of January, but workers can defer coming back to the office until as late as June 2022. <\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>And Alphabet\u2019s<br \/>\n        GOOGL,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/202490156\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-1.36%<\/bg-quote><\/p>\n<p>        GOOG,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/205453964\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-1.72%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       Google, Ford Co.<br \/>\n        F,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/208911460\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+0.79%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       and Lyft<br \/>\n        LYFT,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/208999293\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-2.50%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       have also delayed when employees will need to report to work in-person again. <\/p>\n<p>The U.S. is averaging about 1,300 COVID deaths a day,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2021\/us\/covid-cases.html?name=styln-coronavirus&amp;region=TOP_BANNER&amp;block=storyline_menu_recirc&amp;action=click&amp;pgtype=LegacyCollection&amp;variant=0_Control&amp;is_new=false\" class=\"icon none\">according to a New York Times tracker,\u00a0<\/a>and about 120,000 new cases.\u00a0European Union leaders were meeting on Thursday to coordinate a response to the omicron variant spreading across the continent.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>    <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author mobile-scrim hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Nicole Lyn Pesce\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"bio\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/topics\/journalists\/nicole-lyn-pesce\",\"text\":\"Biography\"},{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"twitter\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pescenic\",\"text\":\"@pescenic\"},{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"email\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/mailto:nicole.pesce@dowjones.com\",\"text\":\"nicole.pesce@dowjones.com\"}]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nicole_Lyn_Pesce\"><\/span>Nicole Lyn Pesce<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\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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