Google says 20% of its workers will be remote after the pandemic
3 years, 8 months ago

Google says 20% of its workers will be remote after the pandemic

LA Times  

Google says it expects that about 20% of its workforce will continue to work remotely after its offices reopen this fall, while about 60% will have hybrid routines consisting of about three days in the office and two days “wherever they work best.” The remaining 20% can change their location to a different Google office. “The future of work is flexibility,” CEO Sundar Pichai wrote in an email to employees that was also posted on Google’s website. “The changes above are a starting point to help us do our very best work and have fun doing it.” Most of Google’s 135,000 employees can continue to work from home through September. For up to 20 days per year, Google employees will also be able to work from any location other than their main office.

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Google Makes Work From Office Mandatory For 3 Days In A Week: All Details Here
1 year, 6 months ago

Google Makes Work From Office Mandatory For 3 Days In A Week: All Details Here

News 18  

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The latest on hybrid work: Who is WFH and who isn’t
1 year, 9 months ago

The latest on hybrid work: Who is WFH and who isn’t

CNN  

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Work from Home to End for Apple Employees? Know How iPhone Maker Plans to Open Offices
2 years, 4 months ago

Work from Home to End for Apple Employees? Know How iPhone Maker Plans to Open Offices

News 18  

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Google Delays Return To Office Again As Omicron Threat Looms
3 years, 1 month ago

Google Delays Return To Office Again As Omicron Threat Looms

ABP News  

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Google again delays return to office due to COVID-19 surges
3 years, 4 months ago

Google again delays return to office due to COVID-19 surges

The Hindu  

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Why remote work is a big problem for the economy
3 years, 5 months ago

Why remote work is a big problem for the economy

CNN  

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Your work from home salary won’t be same as your office pay. How Google is paying
3 years, 6 months ago

Your work from home salary won’t be same as your office pay. How Google is paying

Live Mint  

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Want to work from home permanently? How to make it happen
3 years, 7 months ago

Want to work from home permanently? How to make it happen

LA Times  

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Google Adopts Hybrid Work Model That Requires Workers to Go to Office Roughly 3 Days in a Week
3 years, 8 months ago

Google Adopts Hybrid Work Model That Requires Workers to Go to Office Roughly 3 Days in a Week

News 18  

Google will move to a hybrid work week, where most Googlers spend approximately three days in the office and two days “wherever they work best”, according to a note by Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai. About 20 percent of Google’s workforce will continue to work remotely after its offices reopen later this year, while about 60 percent Googlers will …

Google to keep most of its employees at home until July 2021
3 years, 10 months ago

Google to keep most of its employees at home until July 2021

News 18  

Google to keep most of its employees at home until July 2021 Last Updated: July 28, 2020, 00:47 IST Google has decided that most of its 200,000 employees and contractors should work from home through next June, a sobering assessment of the pandemic's potential staying power from the company providing the answers for the world's most trusted internet search engine. …

How the pandemic will redefine work in 2021
4 years ago

How the pandemic will redefine work in 2021

Live Mint  

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Should we still work from home: When will workers return to the office?
4 years, 1 month ago

Should we still work from home: When will workers return to the office?

The Independent  

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These companies’ workers may never go back to the office
4 years, 2 months ago

These companies’ workers may never go back to the office

CNN  

New York CNN — As the United States prepares for another wave of the coronavirus, some companies are making plans to keep their employees remote for the forseeable future. Dropbox The tech company’s nearly 3,000 employees will continue to work remotely the majority of the time, but will occasionally go to a revamped offices, which will be called “Dropbox Studios,” …

Microsoft bring change in work culture, to let employees work from home permanently
4 years, 2 months ago

Microsoft bring change in work culture, to let employees work from home permanently

India TV News  

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Want to work from home always? Here's how to advocate for it
4 years, 3 months ago

Want to work from home always? Here's how to advocate for it

LA Times  

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Google asks workers who went abroad for Covid to return
4 years, 3 months ago

Google asks workers who went abroad for Covid to return

Live Mint  

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Working from home just as efficient as being in the office, employers say
4 years, 3 months ago

Working from home just as efficient as being in the office, employers say

The Telegraph  

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Facebook employees to work from home until July 2021, to get additional $1,000
4 years, 5 months ago

Facebook employees to work from home until July 2021, to get additional $1,000

Live Mint  

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Microsoft is Reportedly Planning a Six-Phase Re-opening of Its Offices in US on January 19, 2021
4 years, 5 months ago

Microsoft is Reportedly Planning a Six-Phase Re-opening of Its Offices in US on January 19, 2021

News 18  

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COVID-19: Google employees to work from home until July 2021
4 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19: Google employees to work from home until July 2021

India Today  

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4 years, 5 months ago

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India TV News  

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Google Employees Can Work From Home Until July 2021
4 years, 5 months ago

Google Employees Can Work From Home Until July 2021

NPR  

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4 years, 7 months ago

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Huff Post  

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COVID-19: BFI to implement work from home for its employees
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19: BFI to implement work from home for its employees

The Hindu  

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Google, Facebook, Amazon ask employees to work from home in Seattle over coronavirus fears
4 years, 10 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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