Chipotle Mexican Grill CEO Brian Niccol said Tuesday that the company will “strongly encourage” employees to receive the coronavirus vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that foodservice workers are placed next in line to receive the inoculation during phase 1c of vaccine distribution. They fall behind the …
Read More »General Motors, Ford won’t mandate Covid-19 vaccinations for employees
Ford started resuming vehicle production in the U.S. on May 18, 2020 with new coronavirus safety protocols such as health assessments, personal protective equipment and facility modifications to increase social distancing. Ford General Motors will not require employees to receive Covid-19 vaccinations to return to physical office locations or continue …
Read More »Hospital CEOs see skeptical employees eventually taking it
Some health-care workers are hesitant to receive coronavirus vaccinations, but hospital CEOs told CNBC on Thursday they expect attitudes to shift after a larger percentage of employees are immunized. “I think shortly everybody will want to take it,” Will Ferniany, CEO of UAB Health System in Alabama, said on “Squawk on …
Read More »Delta CEO asks employees to take more unpaid leave in 2021 as industry continues to struggle
Delta Airline employees check in luggage at the Ronald Reagan National Airport on July 22, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. During the COVID-19 pandemic, all employees and passengers are required to wear facemasks while onboard a Delta plane. Michael A. McCoy | Getty Images Delta Air Lines CEO on Wednesday asked …
Read More »Southwest Airlines says it could furlough more than 6,800 employees to cut costs
Travelers wearing protective masks cross a street outside a Southwest Airlines Co. check-in area at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Southwest Airlines on Thursday said it could furlough more than 6,800 employees because of a …
Read More »Walmart gives bonuses to employees, extends emergency leave
A line forms outside of the Walmart in Quincy, MA on April 4, 2020 as the store implements new restrictions on capacity during the coronavirus pandemic. People wait outside wearing masks and distanced apart. Boston Globe | Boston Globe | Getty Images Walmart said Thursday it will pay another pandemic-related …
Read More »5 U.S. agencies tell employees they can get vaccine in 8 weeks
Vials of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine candidate BNT162b2 are sorted at a Pfizer facility in Puurs, Belgium in an undated still image from video. Pfizer | Reuters Five federal agencies have started telling employees they could receive Pfizer or Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine in as little as eight weeks as the …
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