Sainsbury's asks staff to delay Christmas parties over Covid Omicron concerns
Sainsbury's has asked workers to postpone their Christmas parties until the new year following the emergence of the Omicron Covid variant.
"Some companies might normally bring hundreds of people in from around the world to a big party, and they may decide, this year, is that sensible given the pandemic and given where we are", he said. Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that even those who have been fully vaccinated must self-isolate if they come into contact with someone who has the Omicron variant of Covid.
The rule was changed on 16 August to allow fully vaccinated people to keep working, but if Omicron proves to be more easily transmissible than other variants it could place more pressure on retailers and other businesses during the busiest time of the year.
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