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Royal Bank of Canada is telling employees to expect “a long road ahead” before workplace restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic are eased.

“With signs of positive progress in slowing the spread of the virus, governments are starting to lift restrictions, and you are probably wondering what that will mean for you and your working arrangements,” Helena Gottschling, the chief human resources officer, said Monday in an internal memo. The Toronto-based bank is considering its next steps, she said.

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The bank will take a “careful, gradual approach” to proceed at the right pace, she said in the memo.

“RBC’s decisions will be guided by our chief medical officer and public health authorities, along with business priorities, premises and employee considerations,” she said. “Our transition may be different by business, geography and even by building.”

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