WORK FROM HOME ‘FOREVER’ AT TWITTER

TECH GIANT SAYS IT WILL NOT REOPEN MOST OFFICES BEFORE SEPT

SANFRANCISCO: Twitter on Tuesday became the first major tech company to allow employees who can work remotely to do so indefinitely, as the Covid-19 outbreak forces unprecedented changes in work culture across the world.

The pandemic, which has infected more than 4.3 million people globally and claimed nearly 300,000 lives so far, has led to strict lockdowns in most countries and changed the way businesses function, with work-from-home emerging as the new norm.

The social media company said it will not reopen most offices before September and employees can choose whether or not to come to the facilities. BuzzFeed first reported Twitter’s move.

Chief executive officer Jack Dorsey had earlier planned to move to Africa for three to six months in mid-2020, while leading San Francisco-based Twitter remotely. Dorsey later said he was reconsidering the idea due to the health crisis.

Twitter said on Tuesday it will not have business travels before September, with very few exceptions, and no in-person company events for the rest of the year.

Tech giants like Facebook and Google have allowed most of their employees to work remotely until the end of this year.