Goldman Sachs will require all employees to be vaccinated before Sept. 7 or ban them from working in the office, according to a note obtained by The Post.
The move comes after CEO David Solomon called all workers back in the office in June, saying work-from-home policies were an “aberration.”
But now, employees who refuse to be fired from COVID will be forced to work from home, banned from all Goldman U.S. offices. According to the note, there will be no exceptions for religious or health reasons.
The requirement could be a problem for other large companies after, earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration gave full approval to the Pfizer vaccine, which was thought to open the door to more business needs. .
Goldman will also require workers and visitors to its offices to wear masks and will require regular testing for anyone entering a Goldman Sachs office building in the U.S., regardless of their vaccination status.
Employees who do not want to be vaccinated will need to make plans with their managers to work remotely. The bank will provide a half day paid payment to make it easier for employees to obtain the jab.
In February, Solomon said working from home was “an aberration that we will correct as soon as possible” and “is not a new normal” for employees of the white shoe firm.
Meanwhile, as the Delta variant sinks, starting Wednesday, all Goldman employees will also be required to wear masks in common areas, including elevators, hallways, and gyms, according to CDC guidelines released in July. .
In San Francisco and Washington, DC Goldman will comply with stricter protocols that require employees to wear masks at all times, except when eating and drinking.
Goldman Sachs will also relaunch mandatory weekly coronavirus testing for all employees on Sept. 7.
The stricter rules are a change for the bank, which over the summer allowed fully vaccinated employees to go free without masks, a move that was in line with CDC guidelines when the bank ordered employees in June.
In July, the CDC reversed its previous guidelines on the use of masks for vaccinated people, saying it recommended facial coverage in all public settings for anyone who was in a COVID hot spot. New York City, the heart and soul of Wall Street, is considered to have a substantial risk of transmission as Delta’s most contagious variant spreads.
Goldman joins Citigroup and Morgan Stanley to force vaccinations on all employees entering the office.
On Monday, The Post reported that most Wall Street employees wanted a vaccine warrant and that antivaxxers were becoming social outcasts from the big banks.