Apple Pushes Home Work for Store Team, Doubts 2020 Office Return

Apple Inc. is readjusting operations as Covid-19 cases continue to spike in the U.S. and some other parts of the world.

The Cupertino, California-based technology giant is pushing retail staff to work remotely as the virus forces the company to shut some of its stores again, according to a video message sent to employees. It is also shipping Covid-19 test kits to employees’ homes, and told staff in a memo that a full return to U.S. offices won’t occur before the end of the year.

In a video shared with Apple retail employees over the weekend, Deirdre O’Brien, Apple’s ...