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Apple is once again pausing its return to in-person plans due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. The company had originally said that employees would be required to work in-person three days per week starting next week on May 23, but it is now delaying that requirement. <\/p>\n

The company also has not yet set a date when this requirement will take effect. However, employees are expected to continue working two days per week. <\/p>\n

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Apple employees started returning to in-person work on April 11, following a two-year stint of remote work brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company had planned to use a phased approach to returning to in-person work and began requiring two days of in-person work on May 4. <\/p>\n

The next step in this phased approach was to bring employees back to the office three days per week on May 23, specifically requiring in-person work on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Apple has rescheduled this stage. <\/p>\n

As first reported by Bloomberg<\/a><\/em>, Apple is still requiring employees to work in-person two days per week, but it will not ramp that up to three days per week on May 23 as originally planned. The company is delaying that requirement indefinitely. <\/p>\n

Apple has also increased its masking policies. All employees will be required to use face masks. <\/p>\n

The changes to Apple’s plans come as COVID-19 cases have once again started to increase in the United States and other countries. Hospitalizations are also increasing but at a much slower pace, according to data compiled by the New York Times<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n

Apple has faced criticism for its insistence on requiring in-person work for employees, with the company’s policies being more restrictive than other Silicon Valley companies. <\/p>\n

This decision to defer the return of three days per week to in-person work is not likely to disarm that criticism. In fact, it could lead to more criticism based on the fact that Apple has acknowledged an increase in COVID-19 cases, but is still requiring two days per week of in-person work. <\/p>\n

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