NSTlifestyle: “We are strongly encouraging all employees globally to work from home if they’re able,” Twitter human resources chief Jennifer Christie said in a Monday blog post. coronavirus covid19
The outbreak has spread across the world since emerging in central China late last year, killing more than 3,100 people, infecting over 90,000, and prompting a wave of travel restrictions.
“We are strongly encouraging all employees globally to work from home if they’re able,” Twitter human resources chief Jennifer Christie said in a Monday blog post. Working from home will be mandatory for employees at the company’s South Korea, Hong Kong and Japan offices, Christie said. Japan’s government has urged the closure of schools nationwide and employers to give their staff permission to work remotely.
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