This is a thoughtful decision from Microsoft as we continue to combat coronavirus. I encourage companies with employees working from home to take into account ALL who could be impacted. We must protect our workers as we continue to ensure the safety and health of our communities. https://t.co/YoIInhsm7D
— Rep. Adam Smith (@RepAdamSmith) March 6, 2020
Microsoft continues to impress me more and more with the humanity they use to approach challenges that affect our broader community. This is wonderful to see, and should become the norm, not the exception. https://t.co/7rJZsJfYrC
— Karthik Subramaniam (@ksubs1) March 6, 2020
The immediate financial hit of #Covid_19 is being felt hardest by hourly workers and small business owners whose income depends on a constant flow of work. It's good to see companies like Microsoft taking steps to ensure people get paid during the crisis. https://t.co/9GxhI7vQ2t
— Morten @ home (@mor10) March 6, 2020
Apple is encouraging employees in Silicon Valley to work from home today if they can as an “additional precaution.” Its local retail stores remain open.
— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) March 6, 2020
As a former hourly worker, this means a lot ?? https://t.co/XdPE6el8JP
— April Speight (@vogueandcode) March 6, 2020
Santa Clara County recommends that employers "minimize the number of employees working within arm’s length of one another"
— Steve Lookner (@lookner) March 5, 2020
Link to new recommendations (including postponing/cancelling large events) belowhttps://t.co/pu1fXHNDCz
"4,500 hourly employees who work in our facilities will continue to receive their regular wages even if their work hours are reduced." @Microsoft is doing it right. https://t.co/c7Iue0kstJ
— David Rothschild (@DavMicRot) March 6, 2020
Important point - the worst off in society are the worst hit by sickness, office closures etc whilst some of us sit around on our comfy conference calls. Great to see Microsoft making a clear stand. https://t.co/uepH8i2QbW
— Jerry Daykin (@jdaykin) March 6, 2020
This is a critical moment in the growing outbreak of #COVID19 in Santa Clara County when such measures can potentially slow the spread of the disease.
— Healthy SCC (@HealthySCC) March 6, 2020
Read our full guidance here: https://t.co/mr0eUZrGcM
Apple is the latest in a long line of tech companies to institute new remote work policies due to the COVID-19 policies — including Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon. https://t.co/W2SXBrpNUo
— Rob Price (@robaeprice) March 6, 2020
I appreciate @Microsoft’s leadership in ensuring that its hourly workers won’t face financial hardship because of steps to combat the spread of coronavirus. I hope more companies will follow their lead and make sure workers aren’t penalized for following public health directions. https://t.co/25Gp8Jkeft
— Mark Warner (@MarkWarner) March 6, 2020
New: Facebook, Google, Twitter all say they, like Microsoft, will make sure hourly workers, including contractors, are paid while they encourage employees to work from home.https://t.co/o0GjjzqzSV
— Ina Fried (@inafried) March 6, 2020
#diversity and #inclusion conversations tend to focus on gender and race but #inclusion is way broader and any company serious about inclusion should look at the socio-economic mix of their employees including contractors. Being inclusive means giving everyone a voice & an option https://t.co/kxMZHUCSlK
— Carolina Milanesi (@caro_milanesi) March 6, 2020
Update: Amazon will pay apx. 10,000 hourly workers that support its Seattle-area offices, including food service, security, janitorial, while employees work from home. https://t.co/o0GjjzqzSV
— Ina Fried (@inafried) March 6, 2020
Also, Amazon will subsidize one month of rent for the local businesses that operate inside our owned buildings. https://t.co/o0GjjzqzSV
— Ina Fried (@inafried) March 6, 2020
New recommendations from @HealthySCC to slow the spread of the novel #coronavirus (COVID-19) and protect residents. Most notable changes are for those at higher risk for illness, businesses and large events. Complete updates and information at https://t.co/OvrfN4lxQT pic.twitter.com/86UPnZqBjZ
— Santa Clara Co Fire (@sccfiredept) March 6, 2020
While the work to protect public health needs to speed up, the economy can’t afford to slow down. That's one reason we will pay the hourly workers who support our campuses their regular wages as we manage through COVID-19. https://t.co/HKJk0bWlQD
— Brad Smith (@BradSmi) March 6, 2020
This guidance from Santa Clara County makes it seem like Fanime is seriously in question this year https://t.co/PXHtqYr7pK
— Alan Zabaro (@azabaro) March 6, 2020
This is great, and doesn’t just apply to business owners. If you are cancelling things like dog walking and house keeping services, continue to pay those people. Let them know you will do so right now. They are *stressed* about their health AND their income. https://t.co/PH6dOOzUqC
— John-Henry Scherck (@JHTScherck) March 6, 2020
The term for this is "noblesse oblige". In the 17th century, rich people realised that the plague among the poor affected them as well. This led to company housing, food and medical to improve worker health which raised productivity.
— EtherealMind (Greg Ferro) (@etherealmind) March 6, 2020
Apparently we have to relearn this. https://t.co/SIp2BfTdDg
iPad Pro 2020 launch now looks imminent https://t.co/jCMGS0r7lJ pic.twitter.com/GY0cabv63S
— Tom's Guide (@tomsguide) March 6, 2020
Unexpected issue Zeke Emanuel explains @AmProg re #CoronaVirusOutbreak: #Gigeconomy not only limits #healthinsurance coverage but hourly wages prevent people from staying home from work when sick. Bravo @satyanadella @Microsoft policy addressing this https://t.co/91c2k7trcr pic.twitter.com/BMMOvi0vz5
— Jane Sarasohn-Kahn (@healthythinker) March 6, 2020
After pressure from labor groups, big tech companies telling employees to work from home are now also saying they will pay hourly workers normal wages https://t.co/HCRcJOK3DJ
— Lauren Hepler (@LAHepler) March 6, 2020
Tech cos announce they will pay regular wages to service workers who need to stay home due to #coronavirus: https://t.co/HLY8BTkNo2
— SiliconValleyRising (@SVRising) March 6, 2020
| Apple Insider News | Apple proposes Cupertino employees work from home during coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/oOcsaYXJVP #technology #applenews pic.twitter.com/VySj5copEd
— Rick Watson (@iamrickwatson) March 6, 2020
やはり今年はWWDCの開催は難しそうですね(´・ω・`)
— NANA☃️令和2年生まれ (@NANA_CoRRiENTE) March 6, 2020
WWDC in jeopardy as Santa Clara issues new coronavirus guidance for tech giants https://t.co/FDeZBBTkHK
New county guidance asks tech giants to avoid travel, postpone big events https://t.co/hkcb0poEm0 pic.twitter.com/4GaUQi6Y8q
— The Verge (@verge) March 6, 2020
If companies like @amazon @LinkedIn @Microsoft are limiting employee travel-national & international-to reduce risk of #COVID19, why are major university systems, which are at the heart of knowledge on #Coronavirus, not doing the same? @UofCalifornia https://t.co/eiNiiKO5DB
— Prof./Dr. Tessa Hill (@Tessa_M_Hill) March 6, 2020
오피스는 마비돼도 일은 멈추지 않고 재택이든 원격이든 하면 어떻게든 될지 모르겠지만, 그 오피스를 돌아가게 했던 많은 계약 노동은 지금 어떤 상황인가요?
— Goodhyun 김국현 (@goodhyun) March 7, 2020
오피스가 정지되어도 사내 비정규 시간제 근로자에게 시간당 임금을 그대로 주기로 한 어떤 기업.https://t.co/jIJb9yBl32
Suddenly @Microsoft has become a company I can say I now admire and ‘love’. I would not have said that a few years ago: https://t.co/jIVjup2n3H
— Swapnil Bhartiya (@SwapBhartiya) March 7, 2020
All the major names are paying hourly workers through all this.
— Zoe Samuel (@zoe_samuel) March 7, 2020
You are right to care, it's incredibly important.https://t.co/9xpgM2FPVY
Twitter, Google and Facebook to pay hourly workers regular wages despite coronavirus disruptions https://t.co/EduXjyrBFw
— Reiner Grißhammer (@erlesen) March 6, 2020
other tech co’s have more wiggle room https://t.co/E1JsLKuvMn
— kate conger (@kateconger) March 6, 2020
A big question surrounding coronavirus working policies is how it will affect the large number of service workers that help tech companies and their facilities run. Employers are now recognizing those workers can’t WFH but they still need support. https://t.co/PVDRRlzx4C
— Jennifer Elias (@jenn_elias) March 6, 2020
Apple本社もリモートワーク https://t.co/xuHi2GNS1s
— Hideyuki Torii (@torii_h) March 7, 2020
サンタクララ郡が同郡の企業に対し大規模イベント開催自粛要請。IT系イベントに影響大きそう / https://t.co/7WFvcgggKH
— Kazuho Oku (@kazuho) March 7, 2020
애플, 코로나바이러스 때문에 애플파크 직원들 재택근무 권장.
— Wan Ki Choi (@wkchoi) March 7, 2020
- 목요일, 산타클라라 보건소, 실리콘밸리 회사들에게 직원들의 회상통화 옵션을 고려힐 것 촉구
- 따라서 금요일 애플의 결정은 산타클라라 카운티 권고를 따른 것일 수 있어
-https://t.co/3NSFfr61C9