Facebook delays return to office until January 2022 for U.S., some international employees

After meeting with Irish politicians, Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook Chief Executive Officer) and Mark Zuckerberg (founder), left the Merrion Hotel, Dublin to discuss regulation of social networks, transparency in political advertising, and safety for young people and vulnerable adults. Tuesday, April 2, 2019, Dublin, Ireland.Facebook announced Thursday that it would delay its plan for returning U.S. workers to their offices until January 2022 because of ongoing concerns about the Covid-19 Delta variant.The company stated that it is driven by data and not dates when returning to the office. Our teams in the U.S. won't be required to return to the office until January 2022, due to recent data that showed an increase in Covid cases using the Delta variant. This will also be true for certain countries outside the USA. We will continue to monitor the situation, and we will work with experts to ensure that our return to office plans are safe for everyone.Facebook previously set out to bring back employees to its offices in October by requiring strict vaccinations and wearing masks.Facebook is the latest tech company that has delayed its plans for a return to work until next year. Amazon last week announced a similar plan to corporate employees. Lyft stated last month that its employees will not return to their offices until February 2, 2022.This is breaking news. Keep checking back for more updates.