Following up on our recent return-to-office update, Hachette Book Group ceo Michael Pietsch announced to staff yesterday that they will not be expected to return to the office in 2021, and a 2022 date isn’t set (the company will still give four weeks’ notice beforehand). “Concerns about Covid-19 and the Delta variant, the possibility of transmission even by fully vaccinated individuals, the lack of a vaccine for children, and other factors led the Office Reopening Task Force to this decision,” he said. Offices are currently open “with capacity restrictions, for fully vaccinated employees who want to use them.” Also, Simon & Schuster […]
