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World – Google announces hybrid work plans, will allow 20% of employees to work from home

07 May 2021

Google announced an update to its return to work and said it is moving to a hybrid work week where most Googlers spend approximately three days in the office and two days wherever they work best.

The tech giant said all of its changes will result in a workforce where approximately 60% of Googlers are coming together in the office a few days a week, another 20% are working in new office locations, and 20% are working from home.

Google added that it is investing in many great communities globally, ‘which creates more opportunity for employees to move around throughout their careers.’

In a blog post, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, said, “By mid-June your PAs and functions will come back with a process by which you can apply to move to another office. In granting approvals, they’ll take into account whether business goals can be met in the new location and whether your team has the right infrastructure in the site to support your work.”

Google workers will also be able to temporarily work from a location other than their main office for up to four weeks per year (with manager approval).

“The goal here is to give everyone more flexibility around summer and holiday travel,” Pichai said.

Google’s temps, vendors and contractors, nearly half of the company’s workforce as of 2018, according to The Guardian, will probably be in the office on the same days as their teams, a spokesperson told CNBC.