Four major changes in the epidemic? PricewaterhouseCoopers announced that American employees can work from home permanently, but their wages may be cut.
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PwC employees who choose to work remotely only need to come to the office for up to three days a month; supportive employees already have the option of working almost entirely remotely; but wages will fall for those who choose to work remotely at lower costs.
PricewaterhouseCoopers announced on Thursday that it has allowed its 40,000 customer service employees in the United States to work remotely permanently.
PwC employees who choose to work remotely only need to come to the office for face-to-face activities up to three days a month, Reuters reported. Supportive employees in areas such as human resources and legal affairs already have the option of working almost entirely remotely.
Yolanda Seals-Coffield, deputy head of personnel at PricewaterhouseCoopers, said the company had learned a lot from the epidemic and recognized the need for flexibility, so telecommuting would naturally be the next step.
Since the outbreak in March this year, most American white-collar workers have been working from home. In addition to PricewaterhouseCoopers, other accounting firms, including Deloitte and KPMG, have also provided employees with more options to work from home during the outbreak.
But telecommuting can affect pay. Wages for PwC employees who choose to work full-time remotely at lower-cost locations will fall, Seals-Coffield said.
PricewaterhouseCoopers is not alone in telecommuting salary cuts due to different locations.
According to Alphabet Inc-CL C's Work Location Tool, launched in June, employees' salaries could be cut by about 10 per cent if they work from home. The difference in pay for telecommuting in Seattle and Boston is 5% and 10%, respectively, while in San Francisco, telecommuting can be cut by as much as 25%.
A spokesman for Alphabet Inc-CL C said that the company's compensation plan has always been determined by location, which is always paid according to the employee's place of work and according to the highest level of the local market, which varies from city to city and state to state.
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