Nike, Columbia Sportswear plan to fire some unvaccinated workers, report says
14/01/2022 11:05
** Shares in sportswear maker NKE.N are up marginally
premarket
** Nike had notified some workers of its plans to fire them
on Saturday as they had not met its deadline to verify their
vaccination against COVID-19 and had not received an exemption,
Oregon Live reported https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2022/01/nike-columbia-sportswear-plan-to-start-firing-unvaccinated-employees.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=oregonianbiz_sf
Thursday
** Columbia Sportswear COLM.O said it planned to take
similar measures and would begin firing unvaccinated corporate
workers Feb. 1, the report added
** Nike and Columbia Sportswear did not immediately respond
to Reuters' requests for comment
** Nike shares, which gained 18% last year, closed nearly 2%
down at $149.59 on Thursday
** Shares of Columbia gained 12% in 2021
(Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam)
((Praveen.Paramasivam@thomsonreuters.com;))