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https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46054202
Staff at Google offices around the world are staging an unprecedented series of walkouts in protest at the company's treatment of women.
The employees are demanding several key changes in how sexual misconduct allegations are dealt with at the firm, including a call to end forced arbitration - a move which would make it possible for victims to sue.
Anger at the firm has boiled over in the past week since it emerged one high profile executive received a $90m payout after he left the firm, despite what Google considered a “credible” allegation of sexual misconduct made against him. Andy Rubin, known as the “creator” of the Android mobile operating system, denies the allegation.
Staff involved in Thursday's walkout will leave a note on their desks telling colleagues: "I’m not at my desk because I’m walking out with other Googlers and contractors to protest sexual harassment, misconduct, lack of transparency, and a workplace culture that’s not working for everyone."
They are also making formal demands to Google’s management. They are:
- An end to forced arbitration in cases of harassment and discrimination for all current and future employees;
- A commitment to end pay and opportunity inequality;
- A publicly disclosed sexual harassment transparency report;
- A clear, uniform, globally inclusive process for reporting sexual misconduct safely and anonymously;
- The elevation of the chief diversity officer to answer directly to the CEO, and make recommendations directly to the board of directors;
- The appointment of an employee representative to the board.