Coronavirus will be catalyst for ‘monumental changes’ in U.S. workforce

Published Updated 7 Min Read

Bloomberg News

Starbucks canceled its in-person shareholder meeting. Google is spiking all on-site interviews, and is now conducting job interviews via video platforms Hangouts or Bluejeans — joining tech powerhouses Facebook and Amazon, which announced similar freezes on face-to-face meetings.

With the spread of the coronavirus disease to the U.S., companies ranging from Wells Fargo, Lowe’s, Ford Motor and others have issued travel restrictions or outright bans on all nonessential travel.

Walden Siew
Editor-in-Chief, Employee Benefits Group

Walden Siew is editor-in-chief of the Employee Benefits Group at Arizent.


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