Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter have called for employees to work from home to avoid coronavirus though that's been a concern for contract workers who are paid by the hour. Now all four firms have committed to paying hourly workers.
Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter have committed to pay hourly workers regular wages despite a decreased need for services during the coronavirus outbreak.
Several tech companies have called for employees to work from home to avoid the virus, though that's been a concern for contract workers. A person wearing a protective mask waits for a Bay Area Rapid Transit train in San Francisco, California, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.bracing for a more aggressive COVID-19 outbreak
as the new virus spreads across the United States. Several firms have called for employees to work from home to avoid the virus, but that's been a concern for contract workers, like bus drivers or cafeteria workers, who are paid by the hour.
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