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ViacomCBS CEO Says Keeping Offices Closed This Year Will Help “Critical” Task Of Getting Back Into Production

15.07.2020 - 20:57

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Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish said most employees won’t be returning to offices this year as the company rethinks its plans amid a COVID-19 resurgence and focuses on restarting production, which he called “critical.”Production, he said in a memo to staff on Wednesday, “generally has to be done in person and is the lifeblood of our business.”“Unfortunately, we have seen recent spikes in infection rates in many areas across the U.S.

This obviously makes our facilities-related planning difficult.” He said the company had hoped to be able to bring a small number of employees back to U.S.