According to foreign media reports, on Tuesday, local time in the United States, Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent a message to inform employees that the company plans to gradually reopen offices on July 6. Pichai has previously said that most employees will work remotely for the remainder of 2020.

Pichai said in a blog post that employees will return to work in batches. Initially, only about 10% of employees can return to work, but the goal is to increase the proportion of returning employees to 30% in September. Those who need to return to work will be notified by June 10.

Pichai also said that for those who want to continue working from home, Google will provide them with a stipend of up to $1,000 to purchase office equipment and furniture such as standing desks and ergonomic chairs.

Google is in the midst of a massive office expansion, including an expansion of its sprawling headquarters in Mountain View, California. The company is also investing in a large campus in San Jose, Calif., and renovating a building in New York City. Pichai said not long ago that remote working would not affect these projects. Even after the pandemic passes, Google will offer greater flexibility in remote work options.

Google has been more vocal about employees returning to the office, while other tech giants have recommended a permanent remote working model. Pichai's address to employees came days after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company would allow some employees to work from home permanently. And in the next 5 to 10 years, about half of Facebook's employees may be remote workers.

Twitter issued a similar statement earlier this month. Last week, CEO Jack Dorsey extended the policy to Square, another of his mobile payments companies.