Apple delayed a plan to require workers to come back to the office three days a week due to a resurgence in Covid-19 cases.

The requirement that was supposed to go into effect on May 23 has been delayed, according to a memo. The company expects workers to come to the office two days per week. The requirement is being delayed for the time being, and no new date has been provided by the company.
Apple was going to require employees to work from the office on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, a policy that had been controversial among some staff. Employees are coming in two days a week as part of a ramp-up effort. That mandate is not changing at the moment.

Apple workers push back.

In Silicon Valley offices, the company told staff that they must wear masks again. About 100 US stores will require staff members to wear masks as well, according to retail employees. The requirement was dropped by Apple in March.

A spokesman for the company declined to comment.
Some Apple employees have complained about the return-to-work plan, saying that it limits productivity. They say that commute time takes away hours that could be used for work. The lack of a vaccine for young children was ignored by the office return, according to employees.

Apple retail stores are reinstating the mask mandate.