Microsoft to let most employees work remotely for up to half their weekly working hours

The software-maker said in a blog post that while returning to office is optional for most employees for now, Microsoft was not committing to having every employee work remotely.The Redmond, Washington-based company had about 163,000 full-time employees as of June.Earlier in May, Twitter Incbecame the first major tech company to allow employees who can work remotely to do so indefinitely.