As the new crown virus pandemic in the United States enters its seventh month, in order to prevent employee burnout, Google announced that employees will take all day off this Friday.

According to documents reviewed by the media, Google has designated this Friday as a "collective benefit" employee paid holiday, which applies to all full-time employees and interns of the company. Adding Friday as a holiday, plus the Labor Day holiday and the weekend time, Google employees will be able to take four consecutive days off. Labor Day in the United States stipulates that it is the first Monday in September each year, which is a legal holiday in the United States.

“We strongly encourage taking a vacation on this day, and managers should actively support your team and re-arrange work according to the priorities so that employees can enjoy vacation benefits.” Google posted on the employee’s internal forum said, “If at the last minute Due to urgent business needs, your manager needs you to stay at work, so your vacation for this day should be changed to the next working day."

It should be noted that workers who are considered to be temporary suppliers or contractors are not eligible for this Friday holiday. The document says they will obey the decision made by their actual employer. Such employees account for about half of Google's entire number of employees.

Part of the supportive work teams will not be able to enjoy a day off, because they need to meet the timely needs of customers. However, according to internal employee forums, such team members may enjoy other benefits.

Google said that the arrangement of this holiday is related to the new crown virus epidemic, and it will not occupy or add to the annual holiday arrangement plan that is already in implementation.

"This extra holiday is a special arrangement for 2020. It is a benefit for Google employees during the pandemic of the new crown virus." Google said, "Please enjoy your own time during this holiday time and do what you want. Things to do."

According to internal sources, some employees asked to enjoy the holiday benefits at other times, but Google said that there is no other choice. As a team, the company hopes that employees will take a vacation together and enjoy this extra vacation in unison. (Tianmen Mountain)

Source: NetEase Technology Report, translated by Google Translate