Facebook Doesn’t Expect Offices to Reopen Before July

A spokesperson confirmed that Facebook will allow most of its employees to continue work remotely from home until the end of 2020, and the company does not expect most offices to reopen before July 6.

The US tech giant said there are a variety of factors involved in the decision, including information from public health agencies, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Johns Hopkins, as well as government guidance.

Meantime, California has begun to loosen some rules of social distancing measures in a multi-stage process made clear by Gavin Newsome state governor.

Facebook employees have been working from home since March, and the company said it will continue to pay hourly employees, who may not be able to work due to low staff, office closures, or sick cases.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a month earlier that Facebook has canceled physical events with more than 50 people as of June 2021, including the Oculus Connect VR conference, which was to be held this fall and would now only be an online event.

Facebook Doesn't expect employees to return to offices

While some employee jobs cannot be done remotely, Zuckerberg said in April, "In general, we do not expect everyone to return to our offices for some time."

Facebook's decision to allow remote work for most employees until the end of 2020 could be a starting point for other technology companies, as the social media giant was one of the first technology companies to start asking employees to work remotely to help prevent the spread of the deadly virus.

Last month, the social-media giant Facebook invested $5.7 billion to acquire 10% of Jio Platforms, which owns India’s largest telecom operator.

It is worth noting that Facebook's share price has recovered from mid-March estimates at $ 149.42 to record $ 211.26, as it approaches the post-epidemic era.