NBC Universal is one media company that seems to be in no great rush to get its people back into offices and newsrooms amid the coronavirus.
The media conglomerate has told all of its workers that those working from home should expect to keep doing so “for some period of time,” according to an internal memo obtained by WWD from Adam Miller, NBCU’s executive vice president. That period of time will vary by department, but sources have indicated to WWD that some areas of the company operating remotely, like digital news, partnerships and advertising, likely won’t return to offices before the end of the year.
“As we consider who to bring back to the office and when, factors we are considering include the latest government guidance, dependency on public transportation, workspace layouts, and reliance on elevators in a facility,” Miller wrote in the memo. “We will initially prioritize business-critical roles that require work site access. And as time goes by and new information is available, we will bring more and more employees back.”
There are some NBC employees who are already working, mainly in the studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, where NBC is headquartered and where TV news programs are still being produced.
The media conglomerate has told all of its workers that those working from home should expect to keep doing so “for some period of time,” according to an internal memo obtained by WWD from Adam Miller, NBCU’s executive vice president. That period of time will vary by department, but sources have indicated to WWD that some areas of the company operating remotely, like digital news, partnerships and advertising, likely won’t return to offices before the end of the year.
“As we consider who to bring back to the office and when, factors we are considering include the latest government guidance, dependency on public transportation, workspace layouts, and reliance on elevators in a facility,” Miller wrote in the memo. “We will initially prioritize business-critical roles that require work site access. And as time goes by and new information is available, we will bring more and more employees back.”
There are some NBC employees who are already working, mainly in the studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, where NBC is headquartered and where TV news programs are still being produced.
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