As COVID-19 surges, Lyft will let employees work remotely for all of 2022
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Lyft said Thursday that its employees can work remotely for all of 2022, as a number of major employers delay their plans for employees to return to the office amid a spike in COVID-19 cases around the U.S. The rideshare company had previously planned on summoning workers back by February.
With the Omicron variant beginning to spread around the country, companies including Facebook, Ford Motor Co. and Google also have pushed back their office return dates. In announcing its plans, however, Lyft said the change mostly reflects workers' desire for flexibility rather than virus fears.
"We've heard from our team members that they value continued flexibility in determining where they work and would benefit from additional time to plan. We want to give people a choice for all of next year," a Lyft spokesperson said in a statement. "Offices will fully reopen as planned in February, but working from the office will be completely optional for all of 2022."
