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Apple lifts face mask mandate for some of its corporate employees

No one loves wearing a COVID-19 mask, and Apple seems to be cognizant of this, a leaked internal memo pointing towards the company lifting its mandatory mask requirement at “most locations.” According to the memo, which was obtained by The Verge, Apple could be lifting the corporate requirement at many of its locations while still […]

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Apple reinstating mask policy for about 100 U.S. retail locations as COVID-19 numbers climb again

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 […]

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Apple begins requiring employees to return to in-person work via “hybrid” plan

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 […]

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Apple delays return to offices indefinitely

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/ […]

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Apple closes some retail locations following reports of increased COVID-19 infections

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 […]