Amazon has told staff who can work from home to do so through June 2021. Fellow Seattle-area tech giant Microsoft earlier this month released new “hybrid workplace” guidance that will allow employees to work from home freely for less than 50% of their working week, and managers will be able to approve permanent remote work. Following the same trend, Amazon.com Inc, on Tuesday, extended the timeline for the work from home policy for employees worldwide, from January 2021 to the end of June. Facebook extends work from home option for employees until July 2021, Amazon extends work from home policy to January 2021, opens offices with new safety measures, Amazon to add 3,500 tech jobs in cities across U.S., spreading key roles further from Seattle HQ, Amazon gives employees option to work from home until “at least” early October under new guidelines, Here’s how much Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made in total compensation during fiscal year 2020. Using radio trackers, scientists locate ‘murder hornet’ nest in Washington state — first ever in U.S. The topic has been a source of controversy for Amazon, as lawmakers and labor groups have criticized the company's treatment of frontline employees amid the coronavirus crisis. Seattle restaurateur Tom Douglas in July permanently shuttered two of his restaurants in Amazon’s backyard. Other nearby businesses in downtown Seattle are also suffering as tech companies allow remote work. "We continue to prioritize the health of our employees and follow local government guidance," an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement.
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Twitter has allowed employees to work from home "forever" if they wish. Other tech giants including Twitter and Zillow Group are allowing employees to work remotely indefinitely. by Taylor Soper on October 20, 2020 at 9:34 pmOctober 20, 2020 at 10:26 pm. News of the extended work from home policy was first reported by Bloomberg. The Seattle tech giant extended its remote work policy, which previously was set until Jan. 8, 2021. A Division of NBCUniversal. Follow-up: After AOC’s Twitch stream, ‘Among Us’ hit with massive pro-Trump spam attack, UW jumps to No. Other tech companies, including Apple and Facebook, have also allowed their employees to work from home until at … We have invested significant funds and resources to keep those who choose to come to the office safe through physical distancing, deep cleaning, temperature checks, and by providing face coverings and hand sanitizer.”. Be it investing significant funds, organizing deep cleaning, conducting regular temperature checks, or providing face covering and hand sanitizer, the company has forever maintained to ensure the safety of its workers. Still, in the face of numerous allegations made by several staff members that the steps taken by the company to protect workers from covid-19 are inadequate, Amazon seems firm and confident in its safety policy. Likewise, Facebook has allowed its employees to work from home till July next year, and Google has also extended its work from home orders till June 2021. A state-by-state chart of case rates among front-line employees along with additional details about methodology and data sources was also released.
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Employee activists have pressed the company to better protect warehouse workers as part of a larger campaign against what they call “a vein of toxicity” running through the company. Amazon first announced in April that it was assembling a team of its own workers with a variety of skills, including research scientists, program managers, software engineers and procurement specialists, to start building out testing capacity. Amazon's fulfillment operations have functioned as an essential business during the pandemic, which requires warehouse employees and delivery drivers to report to work. The company employs more than 50,000 tech workers at its Seattle HQ. The company previously said it was spending $800 million on COVID-19 safety precautions, and $4 billion on its larger COVID-19 initiatives in the second quarter alone. The latest extension is more troubling news for restaurants, shops, and service providers that operate in and around Amazon’s sprawling campus north of downtown Seattle, which has been largely empty since early March. Amazon employees can now work from home until June 30. Ever since the Airpods and its premium version, Airpods Pro came into…, Ant Group, the world’s most valuable fintech company, is making a fashionable…, Facebook has announced today that it is entering the market of cloud…, Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Singapore’s state investment firm, Temasek…. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis. Bloomberg first reported on the new policy. While Twitter became the first tech-giant to allow the work-from-home option, Microsoft took it up a notch and laid down several guidelines earlier this month that allowed its employees to work remotely from home, indefinitely, making the life of workers a breeze. © 2020 CNBC LLC. On Oct. 1 Amazon revealed that more than 19,000 workers have tested positive or been presumed positive for COVID-19. Subscribe to GeekWire's free newsletters to catch every headline.