Microsoft to Let Some Employees Work From Home Permanently

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Microsoft to Let Some Employees Work From Home Permanently

Software giant Microsoft will let employees work from home permanently if they prefer to , US media reported on Friday, becoming the newest employer to expand work-from-home provisions prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

US tech news website The Verge said most Microsoft employees are still reception because the health crisis drags on, and thus the corporate doesn't expect to reopen its US offices until January of next year at the earliest.

But when it does, workers can chose to figure from home permanently with their manager's approval, although they're going to need to hand over their office space.

"The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged all folks to think, live and add new ways," human resources head Kathleen Hogan said during a note to employees obtained by The Verge.

"We will offer the utmost amount flexibility as possible to support individual work styles, while balancing business needs and ensuring we live our culture."

In a public blog post later within the day, Hogan said the corporate views employees spending but 50 percent of their time performing from home as "standard," but wasn't abandoning paperwork entirely.

We aren't committing to having every employee work from anywhere, as we believe there's value in employees being together within the workplace," Hogan wrote.

The Verge reported some employees won't be eligible for remote-work arrangements, like those that add Microsoft's labs or train other employees.

In its memo, the corporate co-founded by Gates said it's possible for its workers to relocate across the us or perhaps overseas, The Verge said.

Those that relocate may even see their salaries change counting on where they are going , and while the corporate will cover expenses for employees' home offices, it won't cover relocation expenses.

As of the highest of June, Microsoft employed 163,000 people, 96,000 of them within the US, according to a securities filing.

Some major tech firms have already allowed permanent work-from-home arrangements including Facebook, whose boss Mark Zuckerberg said half the social network's staff could be permanently working remotely within five to 10 years.