Some Google employees reportedly face a pay cut of up to 25% if they work from home permanently, according to a leaked salary calculator

Google employees may face a pay cut if they decide to work from home indefinitely, according to a leaked internal salary calculator obtained by Reuters.

The tech giant has appeared broadly supportive of remote workers since the outbreak of COVID-19, and just last week approved almost 10,000 employee requests to work from home. The firm pushed back its planned return-to-office date in light of the rising number of Delta variant cases, from September to October 18.

But according to an internal pay calculator seen by Reuters, some remote employees – particularly those with long commutes – could face pay cuts without changing their addresses.

In one example, Reuters found that an employee living in Stamford, Connecticut – which is an hour's commute from Google's New York office – would be paid 15% less if they worked from home. Meanwhile, a colleague living in New York City would see no cut. In some cases reductions as high as 25% could come from a move away from San Francisco, Reuters reported.