Google To Allow Employees To Work From Home Till End Of 2020, Because Of COVID-19
According to Pichai, employees who need to return to the office won¡¯t do that before June or July, claims the report.
It¡¯s been nearly two months since various people around the world are working from home due to COVID-19.
While some are truly enjoying themselves, while also being very productive, many are tired due to extreme work loads and juggling home chores with office work, especially with kids around. All of us however, are dying to step out of our homes, even if for work.
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However, it looks like Google employees are going to wait a little longer to return to their desks. It was announced at an all-hands meeting that employees would likely be working from home until the end of the year, as per a Business Insider report.
According to a report by The Information, current work from home policy that Google is adhering to will remain active till June 1st. The Information's report further revealed that the return to the office would be done in a gradual, incremental way.
Google's work from home directive
According to Pichai, employees who need to return to the office won¡¯t do that before June or July, claims the report. Moreover, they will be putting emphasis on the safety measures, with an entirely different in-office experience.
Google isn¡¯t the only silicon valley company to have extended the work from home till the end of this year. Social media giant Facebook also announced that it will be mostly opening its offices by July 6. They however have stated that employees have the option to continue working from home until the end of 2020 if they wish to do so.
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Zuckerberg said in a statement, ¡°We know that most people can't work from home as easily as many of our employees can. We also know that when society does eventually start re-opening, it will have to open slowly in staggered waves to make sure that the people who are returning to work can do so safely and that we minimize the possibility of future outbreaks.¡±
If Google and Facebook have taken the plunge in ensuring employee safety by giving them an option to work from home till end of 2020, how long before most companies who can operate away from office will also start offering such long-term work from home scenarios.
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