Amazon has told workers, whose job can be completed from home, that they will be able to do so until at least October 2.
An Amazon spokesman said in an emailed statement:
“Employees who work in a role that can effectively be done from home are welcome to do so until at least October 2,”
The statement did not indicate how much of the company’s overall workforce the message covered and which roles.
Amazon also said that the company is investing funds into safety measures for workers who need to come to the office “through physical distancing, deep cleaning, temperature checks, and the availability of face coverings and hand sanitizer.”
New York Attorney, General Letitia James, told Amazon last week that they had breached safety measures and labor practices amid the coronavirus outbreak as the company fired a warehouse protest leader in March.
Certain staff members at warehouses and other facilities have stayed at work to keep deliveries flowing to customers stuck at home amid government-mandated lockdowns.
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