These are the breaks that come with an ongoing pandemic. Apple is reinstating its mask mandate for employees of about 100 of its brick-and-mortar retail locations throughout the U.S. in response to a national rise in cases. Although retail staff members at those locations will be required to mask up, customers will not. However, Apple […]
Apple employees have officially begun returning to in-person work after working remotely since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Apple’s decision to return to in-person, albeit on a very limited basis for the time being, has not been without criticism, but the company has pressed ahead with its plans. Following multiple starts […]
Having lifted its requirement for customers to wear face coverings in some U.S. states, Apple is reportedly considering allowing its Apple Store retail staff to also go unmasked. Apple lifted its mask mandate for a number of in-store shopping locations in states such as Ohio, Georgia, and more. While it has yet to lift the […]
Just when you thought it was safe to return to the office, the Omicron COVID-19 variant makes life interesting again. Apple has played its return to the office until “a date yet to be determined.” Where the initial plan was to begin hybrid working on February 1, 2022, the new variant has prompted the change/ […]
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic early last year, Apple has closed a number of its retail stores around the world. June 2021 marked the first time that all Apple Stores around the world were open simultaneously for the first time in 75 weeks, but now the company has once again decided to close […]