Editor's Pick: Following Protests, Google Cuts Temps, Vendors, Contractors a Fairer Deal

Following Protests, Google Cuts Temps, Vendors, Contractors a Fairer Deal

Richard Adhikari Apr 4, 2019 5:00 AM PT
	Google has unveiled new minimum standards for temps, vendors and contractors in the United States, in response to demands from an employee coalition that included full-time Google staffers as well as temporary workers and contractors. "Yesterday, we shared an update on some new initiatives to support our extended U.S. workforce," Google spokesperson Jenn Kaiser said Wednesday. [More...]

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