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Hundreds of Google employees staged a walkout at the company’s London offices, following a dispute over layoffs.

Hundreds of Google employees staged a walkout at the company’s London offices on Tuesday, following a dispute over layoffs. In January, Google’s parent company Alphabet announced it was laying off 12,000 employees worldwide, equivalent to 6% of its global workforce. The move came amid a wave of job cuts across corporate America, particularly in the tech sector, which has so far seen companies shed more than 290,000 workers since the start of the year, according to tracking site Layoffs.fyi.

” A Google employee attending the protest, who asked not to be named for fear of retaliation, told Reuters that talks between employees and management had been “extremely frustrating.” “It has been difficult for those involved. We have a redundancy process for a reason, so that employees can make their voice heard,” they said. “But it feels as if our concerns have fallen on deaf ears.

 

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The company has been cutting jobs without proper consultation or justification, while raking in huge profits. The employees have every right to protest and demand fair treatment. Solidarity with the Google workers in London! ✊

oh My Goodness From Google ? Dont know whats Going on in the World ! After That Google USA? its Sign !!!

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