The US bank announced its plan to impose new vaccination rules in October and now becomes the first major Wall Street institution to follow through with a strict vaccine mandate. Other major Wall Street banks , includingand, have told some unvaccinated employees to work from home, but none has yet gone as far as sacking staff. More than 90% of Citigroup employees have complied with the mandate so far and that figure is rising rapidly, the source said, adding that the timing of the vaccination mandate would be different for branch staff. When it announced its policy, Citigroup also said it would assess exemptions on religious or medical grounds, or any other accommodation by state or local law, on a case-by-case basis. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said last month the carrier fired 200 of its 67,000 employees for failure to comply with its mandate.

Source: CNN January 08, 2022 11:40 UTC