Microsoft to give 3-months paid parental leave

San Francisco: Microsoft has announced three-months paid parental leave for its workers are schools are shut and parents are learning to cope with children taking online classes at home. According to a CNN report on Friday, the tech giant has given two options to its workforce: Take a 12-week leave at one go or few days in a week.

Microsoft has called this initiative "12-Week Paid Pandemic School and Childcare Closure Leave" which is meant to "give our employees greater flexibility and time off as they face extended school closures". Global tech companies with deep cash reserves have announced some measures to help their workforce. Facebook last month said it would give $1,000 to each of its 45,000 employees.