Omicron U-turn | Apple splashes cash on WFH supplies as COVID halts office return AGAIN

Apple has given its US employees a huge cash bonus to support “work-from-home needs” after postponing plans for a full office return yet again, due to rising COVID rates.

As reported by Bloomberg, and later The Verge, the tech giant’s CEO, Tim Cook, announced the decision in an internal memo to staff this week. The company had originally intended for employees to return to its corporate offices in November, before pushing the date back to February 2022.

Now, according to the memo seen by Bloomberg, a new return-to-work date is “yet to be determined” as the Omicron variant continues to spread at rapid pace around the globe.

However, the memo also revealed that all US-based Apple staff, including retail workers, will be given a $1,000 bonus (approx. £750) to support “work-from-home needs”.