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Google tells work-from-home employees to take day off and avoid burnout

Facebook to allow employees to work remotely until end of year

The Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. Google and Facebook have told most employees to keep working from home for the rest of 2020 as part of a response by the tech giants to the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Photograph: Kimihiro Hoshino/Getty Images
The Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. Google and Facebook have told most employees to keep working from home for the rest of 2020 as part of a response by the tech giants to the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Photograph: Kimihiro Hoshino/Getty Images
Fri May 08 2020 - 23:37

Google said on Friday it has asked employees to take a day off on May 22nd, to address work-from-home-related burnout during the coronavirus pandemic. Chief executive Sundar Pichai announced the move in a memo to employees , which was first reported by CNBC.

Google said it would begin reopening more offices globally as early as June, but most Google employees would likely work from home until the end of this year.

Facebook also said on Friday it would allow workers who are able to work remotely to do so until the end of 2020. The virus, which has infected more than 3.9 million people globally so far, has forced strict lockdowns in most countries and changed the way businesses function, with work from home emerging as the new norm. – (Reuters)