vaccination status, will continue on with the COVID19 safety protocols including mask wearing, social distancing and personal hygiene. At each facility, employees and visitors must still undergo temperature screening and a health declaration upon entry, and capacity limitations will still apply for offices and meeting rooms. Our responsibility is to ensure our employees feel comfortable with returning to the office when they are ready to do so.
How do you see the future of employee experience postCOVID-19? Schneider Electric plans to keep our progressive programs and benefits intact, How do you see technoleven in a post-pandemic ogy and data transforming the world, while also looking for office of the future, especially additional ways to expand concerning employee experi- flexibility in the future as we prepare for more of our ence? employees to return to the As we determine how to office and in some cases, to operate in the new normal, continue to work in a hybrid the office of the future will environment. We want to be a place for collaboraensure our employees feel tion. Head-down work will supported to work in the way be done at home or at an that is best for them. offsite work site. Our techjuly 2021 |
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employees have already returned or are preparing to return to the office and what the company is doing to keep them safe. Starting June 1st, we reopened all our offices in the US and allowed all employees to return to the office based on their personal choice. Consistent with our new ways of working practices, returning to the office is an elective choice and employees are still empowered to work remotely. We are currently adapting our COVID-19 safety protocols following the new CDC guidance for vaccinated people and updating our mask and social distancing requirements. Starting from July, we expect to allow vaccinated employees who voluntarily disclose their vaccination status to stop mask wearing and social distancing. Unvaccinated people, or those who choose not to disclose their
nology—Teams as one example—will enable our employees to work collaboratively with one another, with others in other organizations, and with customers without unnecessary travel. Technology allows us to live out our green and sustainability efforts while supporting our employees’ desires for more balance. They can meet with a customer on a project and then make it to their child’s soccer game that afternoon. We’re also leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) with our Open Talent Market tool where AI matches an employee’s interest with a potential opportunity elsewhere in the organization. This enables the employee to continue to develop themselves professionally and make valuable contributions to the organization, while also staying motivated and engaged.
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