No sparks, no jobs: Google will fire unvaccinated employees
According to CNBC, Google is giving employees until January 18th to prove they have been vaccinated against Covid-19 or apply for an exemption.
"We expect nearly all Google Maps in the United States to be within the scope of the Executive Order." "Everyone entering the Google building must be fully vaccinated or have an approved residence permit allowing them to work or attend," the memo said.
"Repeated testing is not a valid alternative to vaccination." Weeks after a federal court canceled the suspension of President Joe Biden's executive order requiring large companies to vaccinate their employees. The matter is expected to be heard by the Supreme Court, but Google's latest memo indicates that the company will continue to comply with its requirements, regardless of the outcome of any future rulings. "As we've said before, our vaccination requirements are one of the most important ways we can keep our workforce safe and our services running," a Google spokesperson told Ars. "We are committed to doing everything we can to help our employees who can be vaccinated, and we stand firmly behind our vaccination policy." As OSHA, which in 1970, when President Richard Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act, was mandated by Congress to enforce occupational safety standards.
is part of a plan. To reopen offices as well as reduce Quaid's impact in the communities where Google employees work and live. "Vaccines are key to our ability to create a safe return to the office for everyone and reduce the spread of Covid-19 in our communities," Chris Rakow, Google's vice president of security, wrote in an email to CNBC in October. >
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Employees who haven't been vaccinated can apply for waivers for religious beliefs or medical conditions, which Google says it grants on a case-by-case basis. employees who have not been vaccinated and who are not receiving exemptions retain their benefits for up to 92 days. The company said workers can seek other roles at the company that are not subject to an executive order and are eligible to work remotely.
It is not clear how many jobs will meet these criteria. But according to the note, there's probably not much.
On the other hand, it appears that a large number of Googlers are against this requirement. Last month, about 600 workers signed a "statement" calling for the company to rescind this requirement. That's just 0.4 percent of Google's 150,000 employees.