A worker picks up trash in front of a new logo and name on a sign in front of a Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
Employees will be able to delay their return to the office by three to five months, if they so choose, when Meta reopens its U.S. offices on January 31.
The deferral program is designed to give employees flexibility when it comes to returning to the office.
Meta said in August that it would delay its plan to bring U.S. employees back to their office until January of 2022.
Meta acknowledges some staff aren't ready to return, according to a statement from the vice president of human resources.
We look forward to providing a vibrant office experience that continues to prioritize health and safety for those wishing to return in January.
She said that some aren't ready to come back. Our employees can make informed decisions about where they work with the variety of options we offer.
Some staff will be able to request to work remotely full-time if it is possible for them to do their job away from the office.
The company said that data was what drove their approach to returning to the office.
Companies around the world are having to rethink their return to work strategies as the omicron Covid-19 variant continues to spread rapidly.
The January return-to-office plan has been indefinitely delayed.
Chris Rackow, the company's security VP, wrote in an email to full-time employees that the company will wait until the new year to assess when U.S. offices can return to a stable, long-term working environment. The hybrid working mandate will not be adopted in the U.S. locations.
The plans to return employees to the offices in October with strict requirements for vaccinations and masks were scrapped.
Additional reporting by CNBC.
