Wells Fargo postpones plans to return staff to office amid rise in Omicron, Reuters

By David Henry

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co said on Tuesday it had delayed plans to return staff to the office “due to a changing external environment”, according to a note from the latest bank to adjust plans as the Omicron variant expands.

The bank said it would announce new plans for a full return in the new year.

Wells Fargo (NYSE 🙂 previously set a mandatory return on January 10 for many employees, including those who support business lines.

Around 100,000 workers have been reported to Wells Fargo locations throughout the pandemic, and offices are open to those who have been vaccinated and chosen to use them, the company said. The bank had 254,000 employees at the end of September.

Wells Fargo’s announcement is one of the latest changes to the US pandemic’s plans to get out of the pandemic. But now the United States is on the rise https://www.reuters.com/world/us/omicron-fueled-covid-wave-crashes-into-new-york-days-before-christmas-2021-12 -20 in cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.

Omicron now accounts for 73% of all new cases in the United States, down from less than 1% earlier this month.

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE 🙂 and Citigroup Inc (NYSE 🙂 is among the banks that recently told New York employees that they can work from home on vacation.

However, some are approaching their planet. For example, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE 🙂 did not give employees that opportunity on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity.