The delta variant is raging in the United States (now it affects 98.8% of infections), the big investment banks of Wall Street are running for cover by offering employees more stringent measures in the workplace.
Goldman Sachs, the first major bank to require employees to return to offices, is said to be working on new measures to prevent workplace outbreaks. According to Bloomberg News reports, plans under development include requiring staff to wear masks inside offices and stepping up testing to detect infections before they can spread.
Use of masks which is already the norm at Goldman’s Plumtree Court venue in London. An internal bank note last month recommended wearing face masks at all times, aside from sitting at your desk, social distancing, and participation in the on-site testing program.
JP Morgan is doing the same for employees as they enter the buildings and all common areas such as elevators and lobbies for its offices in Europe. Mask requirement reintroduced by JPM for all employees even in offices in the United States after having previously removed it for vaccinated employees.
Morgan Stanley instead informed the staff that they will soon have to provide proof of vaccinations against covid-19 to enter the office.