Tesla to cut salaries, furlough staff amid coronavirus pandemic

Tesla has announced pay cuts and furloughs for some of its employees amid the coronavirus pandemic, which forced the company to shut down some of its factories. 

This is according to an email to employees, seen by Electrek, singed by Tesla's HR chief Valerie Capers Workman. The email explains that all employees who can work from home, or those who are assigned critical roles, will take a pay cut ranging from 10-30 percent. Those employees who cannot work from home, or those who aren't considered essential, will be put on a leave on absence. 

The email also says that there will be "comparable" reductions for non-U.S. employees, which will be communicated locally.  Read more...