Not getting a COVID-19 jab? That’s not very googley of you
Google has given its anti-vax workers an ultimatum: you’re fired unless you comply with its COVID-19 vaccination rules. That’s according to an internal memo to staff obtained by CNBC this week. Googlers must provide to management proof of coronavirus vaccination, or successfully apply for an exemption on religious or medical grounds. Those who refuse to get the jab or were not granted a pass will be placed on paid administrative leave for 30 days from January 18. After that period, they’ll be on unpaid leave for up to six months and then sacked. The ads’n’search titan, which employs more than 150,000 people, hopes most of its staff will eventually return to the office at least three days a week in 2022, and has indicated it will cut people’s pay in the US if they insist on working remotely away from their flash campuses.
