Facebook | Social media giant tells staff they MUST wear a mask or avoid the office

Facebook has told its US employees they will not be allowed to work from its offices unless they wear a mask, CNBC has reported.

The social media giant announced the measure will apply to its entire American workforce, regardless of an employee’s vaccination status. Facebook had, however, recently also announced that all staff would also need to be vaccinated before returning to campus.

CNBC reports that the new mask policy will be enforced from Wednesday 4 August and remain until further notice. It follows the decisions of several local governments in the San Francisco Bay Area, where similar rules have been implemented requiring people to wear masks in indoor public places, according to the American news network.

A Facebook spokesperson said: “The health and safety of our employees and neighbors in the community remains our top priority.”