Apple Sets Feb 1, 2022 For Employees to Return to Office

Apple has asked all its employees worldwide to return to the office from February 1, 2022, as the tech company prepares for a hybrid workplace in 2022.

According to a report in The Information, Apple will let employees work for up to four weeks remotely each year.

Referring to an internal memo sent to staff by CEO Tim Cook, the report said late on Thursday that Apple wants staff to return to offices on February 1 to begin a “hybrid work pilot”, under which employees will work out of the office for one or two days each week.

Apple had earlier offered two weeks of remote work per year but added two more weeks to give “more opportunity to travel, be closer to your loved ones, or simply shake up your routines”, according to the internal memo.

The employees will come to the office on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and they’ll be able to work from home on Wednesdays and Fridays.

“Some employees may be asked to come into the office four or five days a week if their roles require more time in the office,” according to the memo.

Apple had earlier delayed its return to the office until at least January 2022, as the US witnessed a surge in cases of the Delta variant of Covid-19.

The iPhone maker said in August that the employees would get a month’s notice before they rejoin work in person.

In June, the Apple CEO had said that employees would need to return to offices three days a week starting in early September. That date was then moved to October, and then to early 2022.