Amazon to let employees work from home through June 2021

Amazon.com Inc. will let corporate employees work from home through June 2021, the latest company to push back re-opening offices as Covid-19 cases surge again across the US.

“We continue to prioritize the health of our employees and follow local government guidance,” an Amazon spokeswoman said in an email. “Employees who work in a role that can effectively be done from home are welcome to do so until June 30, 2021.”

The Seattle-based company had previously said workers could stay home until early 2021. Uncertainty around school re-openings — and abrupt closures tied to coronavirus outbreaks — has complicated the return to work for parents of school-aged children.