Internet giants to staff: plan to work from home for the year

Google and Facebook have told most employees to keep working from home for the rest of 2020 as part of a response by the tech giants to the deadly coronavirus pandemic. — AFP

Elon Musk wants people to return to work. Google and Facebook Inc have another message for their staff: get ready to stay home for all of 2020.

Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive officer, told employees on May 7 to prepare to work remotely through October and possibly to the end of the year, according to people familiar with the decision. A spokeswoman confirmed that the majority of staff is expected to work from home until 2021.