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More Google Employees to Return to Offices July 6

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Nick Bastone
· · Source: The Information

Google will start allowing more of its workforce to return to its offices starting July 6, CEO Sundar Pichai said in a company-wide email on Tuesday. Pichai said employees who need to return to its offices will be prioritized in its July wave of reopenings. Others may also have the chance to do so, though buildings will be capped at roughly 10% capacity. Around September, Pichai said he said he...

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