Morgan Stanley to bar unvaccinated staff from New York offices
Employees and visitors to Morgan Stanley will barred from entering the bank’s New York offices unless they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 from next month, as the Wall Street firm prepares to get staff back to their desks by early September.
The banking company warned staff and clients that they have less than three weeks to receive both coronavirus jabs before visiting its buildings in New York City and Westchester from 12 July – or keep working from home.
A memo from the Wall Street bank, reported by the BBC, says: “Starting July 12 all employees, contingent workforce, clients and visitors will be required to attest to being fully vaccinated to access Morgan Stanley buildings in New York City and Westchester.”
Morgan Stanley is not expected to ask staff and visitors to provide proof of their vaccination status, but the double-jab requirement may result in relaxing restrictions on social distancing and face coverings in its New York office spaces.
The new entry requirements were set out in a staff memo just over a week after the chief executive said he was issuing a “very strong” message to workers to get back to their desks by Labor Day on 6 September.
