Hundreds of Google employees walked out of the company’s London offices this week after a dispute over recent layoffs. In January, Google’s parent company, Alphabet, announced that it was laying off 12,000 employees worldwide, equivalent to 6% of its global workforce.
The move comes amid a wave of job cuts across the corporate world, particularly in the tech sector, which has so far seen companies lay off more than 290,000 workers since the start of the year, according to tracking website Layoffs. fyi.
the union Unitewhich counts hundreds of company employees in the United Kingdom among its members, said the company had ignored concerns raised by employees.
“They and Unite will not back down until Google allows workers full union representation, engages properly in the consultation process, and treats its staff with the respect and dignity they deserve.”
A Google employee who took part in the protest, who asked not to be identified for fear of retaliation, told the international website Reuters that conversations between employees and management were “extremely frustrating“. Google’s senior management is involved in resignation talks in many parts of Europe, in line with local labor laws.
Last month, workers at the company’s Zurich, Switzerland, office staged a similar walkout, with employee representatives claiming that Google had rejected their proposals to ease job cuts.
A Google spokesperson said:
“As we said on January 20th, we have made the difficult decision to reduce our workforce by approximately 12,000 roles globally. We know this is a very challenging time for our employees.”
Google employs over 5,000 people in the UK.
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