Goldman Sachs to lift COVID protocols – memo

The Goldman Sachs Headquarters constructing is pictured within the Manhattan borough of New York Metropolis, New York, U.S., December 19, 2018. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) will raise pandemic-era protocols at its places of work efficient Sept. 6, in accordance with an inner memo reviewed by Reuters.

The Wall Avenue funding financial institution had already known as its staff again to the workplace full time in June final yr, though it relaxed these necessities in periods when coronavirus circumstances surged, sources aware of the matter mentioned.

The brand new pointers will permit staff to enter the corporate’s Americas places of work no matter vaccination standing, besides in New York Metropolis and Lima.

“According to these up to date protocols, when you have not been coming in to the workplace, please converse along with your supervisor to make sure that you perceive and cling to your division’s present return to workplace expectations,” the memo mentioned.

New York Metropolis nonetheless requires workplace employees to point out proof of vaccination.

Wall Avenue’s largest monetary companies have been among the many most proactive in bringing staff again to the workplace whilst these plans had been derailed by the outbreak of the extremely contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus earlier this yr. learn extra

Goldman staff working from the workplace will not be required to put on masks and bear common COVID-19 assessments, in accordance with the memo.

Morgan Stanley (MS.N) had knowledgeable its New York metropolitan workers in a memo final week it’ll discontinue all COVID testing and monitoring necessities from Sept. 5.

However it additionally mentioned workers who check optimistic for COVID ought to proceed to isolate for at the least 5 days after which put on a masks for 5 extra days.

Reporting by Manya Saini in Bengaluru, and Saeed Azhar and Lananh Nguyen in New York; Enhancing by Shounak Dasgupta, Richard Pullin and Josie Kao

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