Dow Jones reopening offices next month for employees on voluntary basis

Colleagues,

Starting Monday, September 13, we might be opening our U.S. places of work for extra staff who’re desirous about returning on a voluntary foundation.

A lot of you’ve gotten shared that you prefer to to have the ability to use the places of work extra frequently, and we wish to be sure that we’re offering what you want, whereas additionally persevering with to maintain the well being and security of you and your households prime of thoughts.

Because the state of affairs stays fluid, we proceed to take a cautious and deliberate method to our planning by monitoring public well being info and steering. The voluntary return commences per week later than initially deliberate with a purpose to modify our preparations to altering circumstances.

Whereas we’re not requiring vaccinations with a purpose to use the workplace, there might be particular security measures and precautions per location that you just and your colleagues might want to comply with every day. This contains weekly testing for unvaccinated employees.

Listed here are extra particulars on our security measures:

• Day by day well being screening – A easy and temporary web-based and mobile-friendly questionnaire that should be accomplished earlier than coming to the workplace every day.
• Weekly testing – If you’re unvaccinated, a detrimental Covid-19 take a look at consequence, acquired inside the final seven days, is required. Self-administered checks might be out there on web site and could be carried out at house.
• Masks carrying – Masks are required always if you’re unvaccinated, and inspired for everybody else when in widespread areas. In some places everybody should put on a masks always, no matter vaccination standing, if there are native mandates in place.
• Social distancing – The workplace structure has modified to permit for house between workstations, lowering the capability for desk use and assembly rooms.
• Desk reserving – You will want to e book desks prematurely––which could be carried out forward of time and for a number of days.

After all, all through this pandemic we have now all gotten very accustomed to shifting circumstances, so a few of these precautions could differ from workplace to workplace. Adjustments may additionally be wanted as circumstances evolve. We are going to proceed to share updates as vital.

To completely put together for a voluntary return to the places of work, and supply extra element on the vary of safety-focused protocols in place for particular places, we have now scheduled a sequence of briefing periods that define these measures and provide the alternative to ask questions. Count on to obtain an invite to a session within the coming days. Prematurely of these periods, extra info could be discovered on the Covid and Return to the Office microsite.

Moreover, we proceed to arrange for our official re-entry launch for all of our world places. Whereas we’re nonetheless confirming the small print, we all know that it’s going to embody a obligatory, however versatile working expertise. Extra particulars might be shared quickly. We are going to present a minimum of a month’s notification to permit so that you can plan appropriately.

Thanks for every part you’ve gotten carried out, and proceed to do. We’re grateful in your dedication and stellar efforts in assist of one another and our enterprise.

Almar and Meredith