IBM tells US employees to return to office in September

International Business Machines Corp. told U.S. employees they will be going back to work at company offices the week of Sept. 7, according to a staff memo Tuesday from Chief Human Resources Officer Nickle LaMoreaux.

In the memo, which was reported earlier by CNBC, LaMoreaux cited “improving U.S. clinical conditions and broad access to Covid-19 vaccines” for the company’s decision to reopen U.S. offices fully in September.

IBM’s current policy requires masks in offices, regardless of vaccination status, but LaMoreaux wrote that the company is putting together protocols for employees who are fully vaccinated to work without masks and “strongly” encourages staff to get vaccinated.