Microsoft has now brought some changes for work from home employees. Software giant Microsoft will allow employees to work from home permanently if they wish to, US media reported on Friday, becoming the latest company to expand work-from-home outlines inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic. A leading daily informed that most Microsoft employees are still at home as the health crisis drags on, and the company doesn't expect to reopen its US offices until January of next year at the earliest.
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"The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged all of us to think, live and work in new ways. We will offer as much flexibility as possible to support individual work styles while balancing business needs and ensuring we live our culture," Microsoft's Chief People Officer Kathleen Hogan stated in a note to employees obtained by the tech news outlet. In a statement to a leading daily, a Microsoft spokesperson didn't address whether work-from-home would be made permanent but said, "Our goal is to evolve the way we work overtime with intention -- guided by employee input, data and our commitment to support individual workstyles and business needs while living our culture."
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The report further stated that employees will need approval from their managers to work remotely on a permanent basis. But they can spend less than 50 percent of their week outside the office without approval. In its notice, the company, co-founded by Bill Gates, said it is probable for its workers to relocate across the United States or perhaps overseas, the report stated. Those that relocate may see their salaries change depending on where they go, and while the company will cover expenses for employees' home offices, it won't cover relocation expenses.
