Apple CEO
Tim Cook has today offered employees at most of its global offices the ability to work from home, and announced new policies in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Employees at several global offices have been told to "feel free to work remotely if your job allows,” for the week of March 9 to 13, according to an internal memo that was obtained by
Bloomberg and later confirmed by an Apple spokesman.
This extends the
company’s policy from Friday, which encouraged employees in California and Seattle to work remotely, to almost all of Apple's corporate locations in South Korea, Japan, Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, and the U.K.
In addition to this, Apple is now implementing new efforts to expand deep cleaning procedures and maximize interpersonal space. Fewer places will be available at Today at Apple sessions and the Genius Bar to reduce human density in Apple stores.
On the corporate side, Apple is rolling out managerial changes to prevent the spread of coronavirus for employees who still have to come in due to the demands of their work.
In line with other major tech companies, Apple has guaranteed that it will continue to pay hourly contract workers their normal wages globally.
Apple has been
significantly impacted by the coronavirus given its global presence and supply chain based in China, resulting in major
stock price fluctuation. There have been reports of
iPhone shortages and analysts predict that the upcoming
5G iPhone may now be delayed.
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