October 1, 2020 10:11 pm
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/1/21497789/facebook-content-moderators-accenture-return-office-coronavirus
Facebook moderators at Accenture are being forced back to the office, and many are scared for their safety
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Facebook moderators employed by third-party contracting firm Accenture and based in Austin, Texas are being forced to return to the office on October 12th, The Verge has learned.
Employees, almost all of whom are contractors, were instructed of the new policy at a company-wide town hall meeting today, say multiple people familiar with Accenture’s plans. Accenture, which has allowed its workforce of hundreds of moderators to work from home since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has not given the employees a reason for why they must return to the office. Accenture did not take questions at the town hall meeting, telling concerned employees that it would look into scheduling a second call to answer COVID-specific questions regarding...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/1/21497789/facebook-content-moderators-accenture-return-office-coronavirus
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