Pfizer Gets Full Authorization: Mandates

It was coming. Once the first COVID vaccine got full authorization (16 and older, the rest will come) mandates started. It was hardly surprising. Within minutes the Department of Defense announced that all active components and reserves need to get it. This is no longer an option, and it is a lawful order. If you are in the armed forces, prepare to roll up your sleeve.

We also know some companies have mandates, as well as hospitals. These will expand. Why? It’s good for business. It is also a fact that some companies are delaying a return to the office for at least some employees.

Nearly 40% say that the delta variant has not influenced their existing return to office plans, according to the survey of CNBC Workforce Executive Council (WEC) members. Several council members noted their return to office plans are not set to occur before September or October, and already are predicated on a new hybrid employment model.

”We are discussing various options, but at the moment, still sticking to a hybrid return in September,” one council member said. Twenty-eight of the 85 members of the CNBC Workforce Executive Council (WEC) responded to the flash survey, which was conducted from July 28–July 30, 2021. The majority of respondents lead HR at organizations with more than 10,000 employees.

Still, a few…