Alphabet Inc.’s Google told its employees they would lose pay and eventually be fired if they didn’t follow its COVID-19 vaccination rules, CNBC said Tuesday, citing internal documents. Will go
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According to the report, a memo circulated by Google’s leadership said that employees had until December 3 to declare their vaccination status and upload documents showing evidence or apply for medical or religious exemptions.
After that date, Google said it would begin contacting employees who did not upload their status or were not vaccinated and whose waiver requests were not approved, CNBC reported.
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Employees who have not complied with vaccination rules by January 18 will be placed on “paid administrative leave” for 30 days, CNBC reported, followed by up to six months of “unpaid personal leave” and termination.
Google did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
earlier this month, Google delays its office-to-office plans Amid fears of an Omicron variant indefinitely and some resistance from its employees to the company-mandated vaccination. Earlier, employees were expected to return to office around three days a week from January 10.
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