Staff at the Irish business have been waiting to hear about their fate after parent company Alphabet announced in January it would cut up to 12,000 jobs globally. The cuts were expected to affect all areas and regions of the business.
“Google staff have contributed hugely to the success of the company, and we expect this will be recognised when the consultation process starts tomorrow,” said Gareth Murphy, head of industrial relations and campaigns with the FSU. “Google is a highly profitable company with loyal and dedicated staff. The consultation process needs to be transparent and explore fully any options to mitigate against and reduce redundancies.
Only 240 from 4000 staff, It’s the nature of cyclical economies, they’ll rehire when the world economy picks up
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Ireland is doing well in the high tech area but is at the mercy of a global shift by the same tech companies.
They’re only getting rid of the wasters and the troublemakers - you know them: the crowd that are always late, and the ones that think they are “entitled” to be able to wfh every day.
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