Uber is again delaying the reopening of its corporate offices as COVID cases continue to surge across the country.
Employees at the rideshare company were initially expected to return to offices on a part-time basis this month, before the date was pushed back to October.
But on Thursday, the company announced corporate workers will not be allowed back until next January, citing the highly-contagious Delta variant as cause for the delay.
Uber has now given a tentative office reopening date of January 10, 2022.
The news comes despite the fact company has mandated that all office employees are vaccinated. Uber has close to 10,000 corporate employees across the US.
Uber is again delaying the reopening of its corporate offices as COVID cases continue to surge across the country. An Uber office is pictured
Uber says employees will be able to work a 'hybrid model' when offices are eventually reopened. They will still be able to work from home at least two days of the week.
The announcement follows a similar one made by Google on Wednesday.
The tech giant declared that they have also pushed back office reopenings until January of next year in light of the Delta variant.
On Thursday, the United States reported more than 180,000 new COVID cases - a majority of which are the Delta strain. In recent weeks, the country has been seeing a number of infections similar to the pandemic's peak, which occurred last winter.
Last month, Uber caused controversy after CEO Dara Khosrowshahi stated the company would not require its drivers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 even though it has mandated the shot for its corporate office-based staff.
'When you get to the numbers in the hundreds of millions, which is what we're talking about as far as riders and drivers go, to put that responsibility, that kind of decision making power, on a company I don't think is right,' Khosrowshahi told CNBC at the time.
Instead of having the company mandate vaccines, Uber’s boss said it would be better to keep encouraging drivers and riders alike to voluntarily get the shot.
‘We think that the push, which we completely support, should be for the government to get people vaccinated as quickly as possible so we can get back to life,’ he said.
'Based on circumstances we’re seeing now, we think the best path forward is for us and the government, and we’ve certainly played our part, to push vaccinations ... to really get the vaccination rates up, we think that’s the best way forward.’
However, Khosrowshahi said it was an 'easy call' to require vaccines for Uber's thousands of corporate staff.
'You're spending time together in an office, eight hours a day, 10 hours a day,' he stated.
Companies across the country impose vaccine mandates for workers - and even visitors
AT&T - Only managers must be vaccinated
Amtrak - All employees must be vaccinated by Nov. 1 and new employees must show proof of vaccination starting Oct. 4. Employees could be granted medical or religious exemptions and will instead undergo weekly Covid-19 testing
Ascension Health - All employees must be vaccinated by Nov. 12, including those working remotely
Centene Corporation - All employees must provide proof of vaccination or undergo regular Covid-19 testing and wear masks at all times in the office
Chevron - Expatriate employees, workers traveling internationally, and employees on U.S.-flagged ships must be vaccinated. Offshore workers in the Gulf of Mexico must be vaccinated by Nov. 1
Cisco - All office workers must be vaccinated
Citigroup - All employees working in major cities must be vaccinated
CNN - All employees must be vaccinated and three have already been fired for violating the policy
CVS - Pharmacists must be vaccinated by Nov. 30 and corporate workers must be vaccinated by Oct. 31, with exemptions for medical and religious reasons
Deloitte - All employees must be vaccinated by Oct. 11
Delta Air Lines - All employees must be vaccinated or pay an additional $200 per month for their company-sponsored healthcare plan
DoorDash - All corporate employees working in person must be vaccinated
Envision Healthcare - All employees must be vaccinated by Nov. 1 with medical and religious exemptions
Equinox - New York City employees and members must be vaccinated beginning in September
Facebook - All US office workers must be vaccinated
Ford - All employees who travel for international business must be vaccinated
Frontier Airlines - All employees must be vaccinated by Oct. 1 or undergo weekly Covid-19 testing
Gilead Sciences - All U.S. employees and contractors must be vaccine by Oct. 1 with exemptions for medical and religious reasons
Goldman Sachs - All office staff and visitors must be vaccinated and will be subjected to regular Covid-19 testing starting September 7, with no exemptions
Google - All office workers must be vaccinated
Hawaii Airlines - All employees must be vaccinated by Nov. 1, but could apply for medical or religious exemptions and instead undergo regular Covid-19 testing
Hess - Employees who work in the Gulf of Mexico must be vaccinated by Nov. 1
Johnson and Johnson - All U.S. employees must be vaccinated by Oct. 4 with exemptions for medical or religious reason
Lyft - All office workers must be vaccinated
McDonald’s - All U.S. employees, excluding those at corporate or franchise restaurants, must be vaccinated by Oct. 11
MGM Resorts - Salaried office employees must be vaccinated by Oct. 15 and new office employees must be vaccinated starting Aug. 30. Las Vegas employees must undergo regular Covid-19 testing
Microsoft - All office workers and guests must be vaccinated by Oct. 4
Moderna - All US employees must be vaccinated by October
Morgan Stanley - All employees must be vaccinated by Oct. 1
Netflix - Anyone working in or visiting the company's offices must be vaccinated
Northwestern Mutual - All office workers must be vaccinated with exemptions for medical or religious reason
Norwegian Cruise Line - All crew and passengers must be vaccinated at least two weeks before boarding
Pfizer - All U.S. employees and contractors must be vaccinated or undergo weekly Covid-19 testing
Politico - All employees must be vaccinated
Saks Fifth Avenue - All office employees must be vaccinated
Salesforce - All office workers must be vaccinated
The New York Times - All office workers must be vaccinated
The Washington Post - All employees must be vaccinated by Sept. 13
TJX - Only Home and Regional Office Associates must be vaccinated by Nov. 1 with medical and religious exemptions
Twitter - All office workers in San Francisco and New York must be vaccinated
Tyson Foods - All U.S. employees must be vaccinated by Oct. 1 and other staffers by Nov. 1 with medical and religious exemptions
Uber - All office workers must be vaccinated
United Airlines - All U.S. employees must be vaccinated by Oct. 25 with medical and religious exemptions
UPS - All headquarters and office building employees must be vaccinated by Oct. 1
Walgreens - All workers in support offices must be vaccinated by Sept. 30 or undergo weekly Covid-19 testing
Walmart - All staff at its headquarters and managers traveling within the U.S. must be vaccinated by Oct. 4, with medical and religious exemptions
Walt Disney parks - All on-site salaried and non-union employees must be vaccinated. Union employees have until Oct. 22 with medical and religious exemptions
