{"id":489167,"date":"2022-08-30T22:13:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T19:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/goldman-sachs-lifts-covid-protocols-urges-workers-back-to-office\/"},"modified":"2022-08-30T22:13:34","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T19:13:34","slug":"goldman-sachs-lifts-covid-protocols-urges-workers-back-to-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/goldman-sachs-lifts-covid-protocols-urges-workers-back-to-office\/","title":{"rendered":"#Goldman Sachs lifts COVID protocols, urges workers back to office"},"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-6a36542ed156d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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told workers it will no longer require vaccines, COVID testing or masks \u2014 a signal it won\u2019t accept excuses for employees who claimed COVID as a reason for working from home. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is significantly less risk of severe illness,\u201d the memo stated. \u201cIn line with [the CDC\u2019s] updated protocols, if you have not been coming in to the office, please speak with your manager to ensure that you understand and adhere to your division\u2019s current return to office expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The official memo comes just days before the bank expects all employees to return to its offices five days a week, sources add.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is another way of Goldman Sachs saying, \u2018School\u2019s in session and we want you in person\u2019 after Labor Day,\u201d Wells Fargo bank analyst Mike Mayo told The Post. \u201cGoldman is the ultimate customer-facing firm and it\u2019s tough to face customers remotely.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/goldman-sachs-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Goldman Sachs\" class=\"wp-image-23670700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/goldman-sachs-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/goldman-sachs-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/goldman-sachs-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Employees are expected to show up five days week at the company\u2019s 200 West Street headquarters.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/mike-mayo.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mike Mayo\" class=\"wp-image-23671643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/mike-mayo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/mike-mayo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/mike-mayo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo says this is Goldman\u2019s way of saying \u201cSchool\u2019s in session.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">James Messerschmidt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Goldman is one of the first major corporations to send a companywide email essentially declaring the risk of catching COVID should not be used as an excuse to work from home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to make steady progress bringing our people together in the office, which is core to Goldman Sachs <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>renticeship culture and client-centric business,\u201d a spokeswoman for Goldman Sachs told The Post on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>The memo states Goldman will roll back its massive testing program and plans to end offering test kits companywide by the end of the year. The bank will reimburse COVID tests covered by insurance and will continue contact tracing and notify employees who have come into contact with an infected person. But in line with CDC guidance, that person will not be required to quarantine.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/david-solomon.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"David Solomon \" class=\"wp-image-23670731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/david-solomon.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/david-solomon.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/david-solomon.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Goldman CEO David Solomon has called work from home \u201can aberration.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Vox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Employees at the firm\u2019s New York City headquarters at 200 West Street will still be required to abide by the city mandate, which requires workers to either be vaccinated or have received a health or religious exemption to enter a building.<\/p>\n<p>Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon wants his firm to be the leader when it comes to returning to the office full-time, a person close to the bank told The Post. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have brought people back to the office and are miles ahead of peers,\u201d the source said, referencing Goldman\u2019s competitors uptown, including Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan, which have allowed hybrid schedules.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Solomon has made headlines for emphasizing the importance of working from the office. Last year at Credit Suisse\u2019s annual virtual financial services forum, Solomon said work from home was \u201can aberration that we are going to correct as quickly as possible\u201d and \u201cnot a new normal\u201d for employees at the white-shoe firm.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/goldman-sachs-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Goldman Sachs\" class=\"wp-image-23670676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/goldman-sachs-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/goldman-sachs-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/goldman-sachs-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Goldman Sachs expects workers in five days a week, sources told The Post.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last summer, the bank demanded employees return full-time \u2014 though the Omicron variant that spread like wildfire last winter upended those efforts. <\/p>\n<p>But after more than two years, the bank isn\u2019t accepting any more excuses. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are in the majority of the week, but there will be a push post-Labor Day for people to be in full-time \u2014 back to business as usual,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> of chicken. Many junior bankers will continue to work from home and the office around their own schedules and see what the repercussions are,\u201d one Goldman insider added. \u201cSolomon\u2019s memo was a bit vague and may have kicked the can down the road.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/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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