Apple Delays Office Return Schedule Again to January Next Year

Bloomberg "Concerns Over the Spread of the Delta Variant"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suhwan] Apple plans to postpone its office return schedule from the original October to January next year due to concerns over the spread of the Delta variant.

On the 19th (local time), Bloomberg News reported, citing an internal Apple notice, that Apple has delayed its office return schedule to January next year.

According to the notice, Apple plans to finalize the schedule about a month before the return and reannounce it to employees.

Earlier, Apple had set the office return schedule for September amid expectations that the COVID-19 spread would subside as vaccination rates rapidly increased in the United States earlier this year.

However, due to the spread of the Delta variant, the return schedule was postponed once to October and has now been delayed again until January next year.

When the office return actually takes place, Apple is known to adopt a hybrid work model where employees come to the office up to three days a week and work from home for two days.

According to Apple's notice cited by Bloomberg News on this day, Apple has no plans to permanently close its offline stores and offices even after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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