Apple nonetheless gained’t mandate vaccines however would require workers to frequently take COVID-19 exams

Apple is tightening its COVID-19 insurance policies, requiring that unvaccinated workers (or workers who refuse to reveal their vaccination standing) get each day COVID-19 exams to enter its places of work, though the corporate nonetheless has but to require employees to get vaccinated. Vaccinated workers may even need to do common exams, however solely as soon as per week, Bloomberg reports.

Retail employees at Apple Stores may even need to frequently take a look at, though at a decrease fee than different Apple workers: unvaccinated retailer employees should take exams twice per week, with vaccinated employees getting examined as soon as per week.

According to Bloomberg, Apple has requested its workers to submit proof of vaccination by October twenty fourth, forward of the brand new testing necessities kicking in on November 1st.

And whereas the transfer does mark a barely stronger push by Apple to get its workers vaccinated, it nonetheless falls wanting really requiring workers to get vaccinated. Apple is without doubt one of the largest main tech corporations that hasn’t instituted a mandate but, with Google, Facebook, and Microsoft all requiring that in-person workers be vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19 to enter their places of work.

Apple’s new necessities additionally after President Joe Biden’s announcement of plans to determine new OSHA requirements that will require corporations with greater than 100 workers (which Apple actually falls below) to make sure workers both are vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19 or conducting weekly testing, one thing Apple’s new necessities would meet.