Goldman Sachs will require employees at its New York headquarters to be up to date on their COVID-19 vaccinations as it sticks to a plan to return to offices.
The U.S. powerhouse wants employees back – and badly: Goldman Sachs will require that anyone returning to its offices on Wall Street to be boosted against COVID-19 by February 1, according to various media reports including «Bloomberg» (behind paywall). It will also double testing for the virus to twice a week next month, the outlet reported.
The New York-based investment bank seems set on bringing its employees back physically from remote working. This comes as infections in the city surge amid the rapid spread of Omicron, a variant of the virus-19 which the WHO pegged as concerning last month due to the ease with which it spreads as well as severity of illness it can cause.
The vigor with which Goldman Sachs is addressing return to work on Wall Street contrasts with strict Swiss privacy laws about health and personal status, including vaccination. Major financial services firms are asking staff to stay away due to Omicron.
