By Matt Egan, CNN BusinessAmerican Express and BlackRock are the latest major companies to urge employees to start 2022 by working remotely as Covid-19 cases skyrocket. “Our offices are still open and employees can work from the office if they choose to,” the BlackRock spokesperson said. Prior to the holidays, BlackRock encouraged flexibility with employees’ work locations through January 7. A number of major companies have revised their back-to-the-office plans in recent days, including New York-based big banks JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Jefferies. “It is time to open up, and feed our ecosystem, our financial ecosystem.”The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company.

Source: CNN January 05, 2022 09:40 UTC