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Facebook commits to paying contingent workers affected by corporate coronavirus response

Ultimate night, in a switch that every one companies should look to emulate, Microsoft offered that it would continue to pay hourly staff impacted by approach of workplace closures because the corporate responds to the coronavirus outbreak inside the U.S. Now, Fb turns out to be following go well with, in line with a remark from the…
Last night, in a move that all companies should look to emulate, Microsoft announced that it would continue to pay hourly workers impacted by office closures as the company responds to the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. Now, Facebook appears to be following suit, according to a statement from the…

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