Take back control with a return-to-office plan

Amid reports that the spread of the Omicron variant is slowing across the U.S., some large employers have started announcing return-to-office plans. American Express Co. announced a flexible working plan, called AmEx Flex, that includes employees working in the New York offices at least once a week, beginning March 15. Bank of New York Mellon Corp. is similarly asking its employees to return starting March 7 “in regions where conditions allow, subject to local requirements,” it said in a memo to its employees. Both organizations are requiring staff returning to office to be fully vaccinated, which for AmEx employees includes booster shots.