Work from home forever, Microsoft tells employees

Agencies

Software giant Microsoft has allowed its employees to work from permanently if they choose to.
This according to the company co-founded by Bill Gates will allow workers to relocate across the United States or perhaps overseas, Reuters quoting the Verge, a US tech news website, said.

However, 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.

As of the end of June, Microsoft employed 163,000 people, 96,000 of them in the US, according to a securities filing.
The Verge said most Microsoft employees are still at home as the health crisis drags on.

Microsoft under the current circumstances also doesn’t expect to reopen its US offices until January of next year at the earliest.
When it does, workers can choose to work from home permanently with their manager's approval, although they will have to give up their office space.

In a public blog post later in the day, Hogan said the company views employees spending less than 50 percent of their time working from home as "standard," but wasn't abandoning office work entirely.

The Verge reported some employees won't be eligible for remote-work arrangements, such as those who work in Microsoft's labs or train other employees.