HPE has issued an order that all its employees are double vaccinated before they are allowed to return to the offices.
In a tweet yesterday, CEO Antonio Neri said he “didn’t take the decision lightly”.
“HPE will be requiring all team members, contractors, and visitors to be fully vaccinated as a condition of entering our sites and attending business events where legally permitted”, he said.
“Throughout this pandemic, we have continually assessed the ever-changing dynamic, we have addressed what we can control, and we have adapted. It is now clear that COVID-19 is going to be with us for a while, and that getting back to normal will take more than masks and distancing.”
The US is seeing an increase in cases due to the spread of the Delta variant with 726,160 confirmed new cases within the last seven days.
HPE announced last year that it intends to move its head office to Houston, Texas and build a new 440,000 square foot campus to accommodate its existing 2,600-strong workforce in the area. However, this is ground zero for the coronavirus surge.
Other tech giants including Microsoft and Google adopted the same policy in requiring proof of vaccination before entering their offices.
