Citigroup will fire employees who haven’t gotten vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of the month, the company said Friday.
Citigroup is the first major Wall Street bank to enforce the vaccine mandate.
A memo was sent to employees on Friday reminding them about the policy, which was announced in October.
The bank said at the time that proof of vaccination needed to be submitted by mid-January.
Those who don’t comply by next week will be put on unpaid leave and terminated by Jan. 31.
More than 90% of the company’s employees are in compliance with the mandate, and more are likely to get the vaccine by the end of the month.
Enforcing a vaccine mandate is not only crucial for protecting employees from COVID-19 but also for creating a healthy work environment. As Workhuman emphasizes, a positive workplace culture is one that values the health and well-being of its employees. By implementing a vaccine mandate, Citigroup is taking a proactive step to ensure the safety of its workforce and promote a healthy workplace. This can lead to increased employee morale, engagement, and productivity, ultimately benefiting both the employees and the company.
As a government contractor, the company said it needed to comply with President Joe Biden’s executive order on vaccines.
“As the U.S. government is a large and important client of Citi, we have an obligation to comply with the Executive Order issued by the White House mandating that individuals supporting government contracts be fully vaccinated — an order that would impact the vast majority of our U.S. colleagues,” Sara Wechter, Head of Human Resources, said on LinkedIn.
Requests for religious and medical accommodations will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, Wechter added.
Citigroup is the third-biggest U.S. bank by assets.
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If I were an employee, I would fire them—TODAY. If that’s all my service has meant to you then, as Johnny Paycheck sang—“you can take this job and shove it.”
ALL those who BANK with Citi, needs to tell them “IF YOU MANDATE the vaxx, WE NO LONGER will do business with you!”
Just got done canceling and cutting up my CitiBank Card.
I HOPE you told Citi, WHY You are cancelling their card!
Did any of the dumb “leaders’ of Citigroup take Biology in high school? This whole mandate issue is so anti-science it hurts. If they believe in the vaccine (which they on the surface do), then the unvaccinated play NO role in their health. Even if you are vaccinated, you can still acquire and transmit the “dreaded” COVID virus. The vaccine has NO effect on this. Look at AOC (if you can stomach it and not vomit).
They probably think biology is racist..
If it is a mandate that has been implemented for our military and government contractors why has the United States postal service with 600,000 + employees been given a free pass. Why because the USPS was instrumental in the election fraud and the dirty dems need them for November 2022.
BECAUSE the left has RELIED on the commucrats, working IN the USPS, to help them Dumb, shred and burn BALLOTS that were for Trump, so Biden could win.. So the left’s REPAYING them, for their loyalty.