Google workers staged an around the world walkout almost 6 months earlier.
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Google on Thursday stated it’s presenting a brand-new method for its workers to report problems of harassment and discrimination. The search giant stated it developed a devoted website for raising those issues, rather of numerous diverse channels.
That website is offered just for the search giant’s full-time workers, however the business stated a comparable website for specialists and temperature employees will be offered in June.
“A big part of my job is to listen to ideas that Googlers have and take feedback on ways we can improve our workplace,” Melonie Parker, Google’s freshly selected variety chief, composed in a post. “We won’t implement every idea that our employees (or the outside world) raise, but we always listen, and we consider constructive feedback.”
Google likewise revealed a variety of other updates it’s making to its HR policies. For example, after a four-month pilot, the search giant is broadening a program that lets individuals who report harassment and discrimination bring an associate with them for support throughout internal examinations.
The business likewise launched its policy standards around discrimination, unwanted sexual advances and office conduct. Internally, the business stated, it released a report that information employee-related misbehavior examinations, consisting of cases of harassment and retaliation.
The policy updates come almost 6 months after a significant demonstration at Google that made worldwide headings. In November, approximately 20,000 Googlers left of the business’s workplaces worldwide to oppose its handling of sexual attack accusations directed at crucial executives. Several of the modifications revealed Thursday, like the program that lets employees bring an associate to office examinations, were direct actions to needs made by demonstration organizers.
