Sina Science and Technology News Beijing time in the early morning of June 23 news on Tuesday, GoogleA tool has been introduced that allows employees to request a change of location or apply to become a permanent telecommuter. At present, companies around the world are focusing on the working environment after the outbreak and trying to figure out how to solve the logistical problems of managing a large workforce.
In may, Sandal Pichai (Sundar Pichai), Google's chief executive, announced plans to telecommute 20 per cent of the company's employees. Google says another 20% of employees can choose to work outside Google's office if they want. The remaining 60% of employees work in their normal offices a few days a week.
If Google employees ask to move to a new location, their compensation will be adjusted according to local rates. For many employees who currently work in San Francisco or New York, this could mean a percentage drop in income if they move to smaller markets. The new software, called "Workplace tool (Work Location Tool)", will show employees the salary situation that may change as a result of a change in workplace.
A Google spokeswoman said the company will pay employees at the highest level in the local market and that employee rights will not change as a result of location transfer. She did not answer other questions about how the pay cut or transfer would affect employees' bonuses.
"after we proposed the new mixed office space model, more employees began to consider where they live and how they work," the spokeswoman said in a statement. To better provide employees with the information they need to explore options, we have developed a new tool that allows employees to make requests for workplace changes or telecommuting. "
For now, the new tool highlights several factors that Google needs to consider when moving to a hybrid working model. Office flexibility has become a key issue after Google tried to require employees to return to the office after telecommuting for a year. Some companies, such as Reddit, have announced that they will not adjust pay if employees choose to move out of expensive areas such as the San Francisco Bay area or New York City.
Google was one of the first big companies to allow its employees to work from home during novel coronavirus's pandemic. Google said it would not require employees to return to the office for any reason until September.
At the same time, other technology companies are reconsidering what the office will look like after the outbreak. FacebookMark Zuckerberg, the company's chief executive, said last year that the social networking giant would allow some employees to work from home permanently. Zuckerberg says that in the next five to 10 years, about half of Facebook's employees will be able to work remotely. TwitterA similar announcement was made, and Jack Dorsey, the company's chief executive, extended the policy to his other company, mobile payments company Square.