Trade Union Calls Google's Layoff Process Potentially Unlawful
Tech companies have been receiving a lot of flak for the ongoing layoff crisis. Top CEOs and senior leaders have time and again admitted that such announcements are difficult to make. The greater difficulty, however, seems to be the implementation part of executing layoff decisions.
To put things into perspective, tech giant Google is facing hurdles to implement the layoff phase.
The allegations are simple but have serious ramifications for Google if found true. U.K. and Ireland's largest trade union, Unite, has claimed that the concerns of its members are not being heard and Google is not allowing union representatives to be present in one on one consultations with the workers.
On the development, Unite's regional officer Matt Whaley said,
“Our members are clear: Google needs to listen to its own advice of not being evil. They and Unite will not back down until Google allows workers full union representation, engages properly with the consultation process and treats its staff with the respect and dignity they deserve.”
The trade union has claimed that Google has refused to hear grievances on the redundancy process put forward by individuals as formally acknowledging grievances would give individuals the right to have a union representative attend their consultation.
