Tech News Desk – Google has recently shown the way out of the company to more than 12,000 employees. Employees working in Google are not happy with the company’s retrenchment process. The laid off employees earlier expressed their disappointment and have now sent an open letter to CEO Sundar Pichai asking the company to meet their five demands. There was a time when Google was known for its good work culture and caring for its employees. However, now it is in discussion for not respecting the employee. Let us know what the employees have written in the open letter.
Five demands of workers from Sundar Pichai
Sundar, the ramifications of Alphabet’s decision to downsize are global. There is no consideration for workers anywhere, and we know we are strong enough together as workers. This is the reason why we stand together. We are specifically asking for the following public commitment from you:
Close all new hires during the layoff process. Ask employees to voluntarily quit and voluntarily reduce work hours before a mandatory layoff. Allow employee turnover to avoid necessary layoffs.
Prioritize re-hiring recently fired Alphabet employees. Prefer internal transfer option, prioritize access to jobs without the need for re-interview and agree to a reasonable package.
Protect our allies from countries in active conflict or humanitarian crisis (such as Ukraine, Russia, etc.). Do not terminate employment at a time when it will have a direct impact on the visa. This may require employees to move back to unsafe or unstable countries. Provide additional support to these workers, such as assistance with finding a job.
Respect scheduled leave (maternity, child bonding, caregiver and bereavement) and don’t give notice until the leave is over. Employees given notice must be informed in person and given an opportunity to say goodbye to their co-workers.
Ensure that there is no discrimination on the basis of gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, racial or ethnic identity, race, veteran status, religion and disability.