Facebook Just Made Sure Even Their Janitors Are Making At Least $15 An Hour

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Facebook Just Made Sure Even Their Janitors Are Making At Least $15 An Hour

by Lauren C. Williams at Think Progress

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2015/05/13/3658183/facebook-expands-employee-benefits-janitors-cooks-support-staff/

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Facebook issued new employee benefit guidelines that raise minimum pay to $15 and extends leave for third-party contract employees who work behind the scenes on the social network’s campuses.

In a blog post Tuesday, Facebook’s chief operations executive Sheryl Sandberg wrote that contractors and vendors in U.S. will have to adhere to new standards, including a $15 minimum wage, at least 15 days paid leave for vacation, sick days and holidays, and a $4,000 new child benefit for parents who don’t get paid parental leave.

Effective May 1, the new benefits will cover contract employees who work as cooks, janitors, security guards and other support staff at Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California. The company plans to extend the benefits to third-party vendors with more than 25 employees at its other 16 campuses in the U.S. over the next year.

Facebook will also absorb extra costs from the new program until contract companies can meet the new standards, a Facebook representative told the Wall Street Journal.




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[leveymg]

1. Let's see Zuckerberg. live on $15

How f-cking generous of him.

[Lithos]

3. It is a start

Yes, can be improved upon, but it's a start.

[Jesus Malverde]

4. In the Bay Area

This is not a living wage. I suspect like most companies in Silicon Valley they are contractors to another firm.

[alphafemale]

5. Oh fer fucks sake. nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Actually yes

this just gave a shot in the arm to the 15 and a union movement

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. cool

[ohnoyoudidnt]

7. That is good for their US workers.

I wonder how many tech workers they have providing services overseas for much less.