Citigroup calls vaccinated staff back to the office starting March 21

Citigroup is calling vaccinated staff in the U.S. back to the office for at least two days a week starting the week of March 21, according to the New York-based bank’s head of human resources.

“Although COVID-19 may never fully go away, we are seeing promising developments,” Sara Wechter said in a post shared to LinkedIn, citing declining case numbers. “These factors have led Citi to decide to move ahead with return to office efforts at all our remaining U.S. locations.”

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Wall Street banks for months have pushed for employees to come back to workplaces emptied by the pandemic. Citigroup Chief Executive Jane Fraser has championed a more flexible approach to work.

Reuters reported the news earlier.