Twitter employees will be able to work from home forever

Twitter announced that its employees will be able to choose agile work forever. Facebook and Google announce smart working for the whole of 2020

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I Twitter employees, if they want, they can choose "agile work" forever. This was announced by the leaders of the social giant in the official blog. News also from Google and Facebook which presumably will offer their employees the possibility of choosing the smart working mode for the whole of 2020.

The coronavirus has changed and is changing the world of work, favoring teleworking. In recent months, many have found themselves working at home, willy-nilly. And Twitter is making it possible for its workers to do it forever.

"Twitter was one of the first companies to allow working from home in the face of COVID-19, but we do not expect to be one of the first to return to the office," reads the official statement. “The past few months have shown that we can make it work. So if our employees have a role and a situation that allows them to work from home and they want to continue doing it forever, we will make it possible. If not, our offices will be warm and welcoming to them, with some additional precautions, when we deem it safe to return. "

If there is no news, Twitter offices won't reopen until September. In any case, no “in person” corporate events will be organized for the remainder of 2020.

Google and Facebook employees in "smart working" throughout 2020

The situation is different for Google employees who will most likely work from home until the end of this year, according to CEO Sundar Pichai. The update comes after Google previously announced to employees that it would keep smart working in effect until at least June 1. At the moment, Google has said that the return will be "staggered" and "incremental". According to Pichai, employees who need to return to the office will start doing so with improved security measures but most of those who can work from home are likely to. until the end of 2020.

Facebook employees will also have the same fate. Facebook will begin reopening its offices starting July 6, a spokesperson for the company told The Information, but those who are smart working can continue working remotely for the rest of the year if they wish.

Sources of reference: Twitter, The Information