Google delays January 10 return-to-office date

Google employees will not be required to return to the office come January, the company said this week, citing concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19. 

In August, the technology giant announced it would require employees to return to its offices by January 10 at the earliest, subject to local conditions. In other words, that's when the company's voluntary remote work period was slated to end. 

"Beyond January 10, we will enable countries and locations to make determinations on when to end voluntary work-from-home based on local conditions, which vary greatly across our offices," Google CEO Sundar Pichai said at the time. "To make sure everyone has ample time to plan, you'll have a 30-day heads-up before you're expected back in the office."