CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing internal documents, that Alphabet’s Google told its employees that if they do not comply with its COVID-19 vaccination rules, they will lose their wages and eventually be fired.
According to reports, a memo distributed by Google’s leadership stated that employees must declare their vaccinations and upload supporting documents before December 3, or apply for medical or religious exemptions.
According to CNBC, after that day, Google said it will start contacting employees who have not uploaded their status or have not been vaccinated, as well as employees whose waiver requests have not been approved. Employees who fail to comply with the vaccination rules before January 18 will be placed on “paid” According to CNBC, administrative leave is 30 days, followed by six months of “unpaid personal leave” and terminated.
When contacted by Reuters, Google did not directly comment on the CNBC report, but said, “We are committed to doing everything possible to help our employees get vaccinated and firmly support our vaccination policy.”
Earlier this month, due to Omicron’s concerns about mutations and some employee resistance to the company’s required vaccinations, Google postponed its plan to return to the office indefinitely. It earlier expected that employees would return to the office about three days a week starting on January 10.
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