On December 14th, US local time on Sunday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai (Sundar Pichai) sent an email to employees, announcing that they would extend the time for employees to return to the office for a few more months and work from home until 2021. September.

Pichai also said that even after employees return safely to the office, the company will test the idea of "try flexible working hours." According to the plan, Google employees will be required to work in the office at least three days a week, the so-called "collaboration day", and work at home for the other days.

Pichai wrote in an email: "We are testing a concept that is whether a flexible work model will bring greater work efficiency, collaboration and happiness."

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Google was one of the first companies to require employees to work from home. Previously, the company has postponed the time for employees to return to the office from January 2021 to July. (Little)

Source: NetEase Technology Report, translated by Google Translate