Not that it's Apple's job to fix COVID-19, but this is the equivalent of an average US houshold income family crowing about donating $1.80 of their yearly $63k income. Using Apple's annual profit, not revenue. [Edit: correction $18]
> We’re also announcing that we are matching our employee donations two-to-one to support COVID-19 response efforts locally, nationally and internationally.
Plus everyone is still getting paid:
> All of our hourly workers will continue to receive pay in alignment with business as usual operations. We have expanded our leave policies to accommodate personal or family health circumstances created by COVID-19 — including recovering from an illness, caring for a sick loved one, mandatory quarantining, or childcare challenges due to school closures.
Seriously, Apple's leave policy didn't include "recovering from an illness"??
In fact, the only time I ever had to interact with Apple HR about time off was when I wanted 3 months off after my kid was born. I ended up getting paid for all of it except the last week. Any other time I’ve taken sick leave I just need to let my manager know, and I took 2 weeks once when I was hit by a car.
Don’t get the wrong idea, I don’t take sick leave at the drop of a hat, but I’ve been here for 15 years, and life happens. I currently have the max-possible 240 hours of sick leave available. In my view, Apple are fairly generous for a US company regarding sick leave. US companies pale in comparison to EU companies, but that’s the US for you.