OPM says federal vaccine mandate can be enforced starting Nov. 9 - October 4, 2021

Accounting and consulting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers announced it will allow all 40,000 U.S.-based service employees — nearly three-quarters of its U.S. employees — to work from home. PwC employees may see a pay cut if they relocate to a lower-cost city to match current compensation levels in their new area. The announcement is the first of its kind from a professional services firm in the U.S. Remote work is popular, but ‘moments that matter’ happen onsite, say top executives - Fortune Hybrid Work Environments Require New Communication Strategies - Forbes @growingwisdom: Change with the times or make room for those who do. #WFH The Office of Personnel Management issued a memo Friday noting that President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal employees can be enforced starting Nov. 9. The memo advised agencies to begin enforcement with a five-day period of counseling and education and give employees a chance to show they started the vaccination process or request an exception. With a federal vaccine mandate coming, OSHA prepares for enforcement - NPR Biden urges public to get vaccinated after acknowledging 700K COVID-19 deaths - The Hill U.S. car sales dropped about 26% in September as the continued chip shortage and other supply disruptions cut into vehicle availability and fueled rising prices. Supply chain shortages will likely linger as cargo ships anchored off the West Coast could face a month-long delay to dock amid port staff shortages. Consumer prices hit a 30-year high in August as the PCE price index rose 4.3%. Audi CEO sees chip shortage as 'perfect storm' but will get through it - Reuters Global chip shortage hitting Samsung worse than Apple - Tom’s Guide @ianbremmer: The last time the US & Western Europe experienced sky-high inflation was in the 1970s, @adam_tooze reminds #GZEROWorld. We're still "working off the hangover" and panicking over inflation. "We need to update our economic vision." @gzeromedia The White House National Security Council will host a 30-country meeting to ad