Pointed out for wage inequalities dragging down the compensation of its
employees, Google has just agreed to pay more than $ 2.5 million to
injured parties to compensate them.
A fund of $ 1,250,000 will
also be created to make adjustments to the salaries of engineers in
Mountain View, Seattle, Kirkland and New York. Four cities which,
according to the US Department of Labor, have 50% of the company's
engineers.
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Significant pay disparities against women in general, and Asians in particular
During
a routine audit, the US Department of Labor found significant wage
disparities penalizing women in engineering positions in general, and
even more so those of Asian origin.
In detail, government agents
found evidence that between 2014 and 2017, Google underpaid 2,783 female
engineers in Mountain View and Seattle. Discrimination in hiring to the
disadvantage of Asian women has also been identified in San Francisco,
Sunnyvale, and Kirkland.
Informed of the report's findings,
Google would have been quick to rebalance the scales. 'The Department of
Labor recognizes Google's willingness to engage in discussions aimed at
resolving the issue,' said Jane Suhr, director of the Office of Federal
Contract Compliance Programs.
Of which act: a total of 3.8
million dollars will be allocated - as has been said - to rebalance the
balance, but also to compensate employees who have been wronged in the
past.
And Google immediately issued a statement: 'We believe that
everyone should be compensated for their work, not their identity, and
we are investing heavily to ensure that our hiring and compensation
processes are fair and impartial. Over the past eight years, we have
conducted annual internal pay equity reviews to identify and correct any
discrepancies. We are pleased to have resolved this issue related to
the 2014-2017 audit claims, and we remain committed to diversity and
fairness. We support our people in a way that allows them to do their
best job. '
Between Google and its employees, the rag is burning
Under the
veneer of a hip tech company lies a less gleaming reality. Recall that
in 2018, more than 20,000 employees debauched in protest against the
catastrophic handling of accusations of harassment and sexual assault
that had been escalated to human resources. Some company executives have
been covered at the highest level - by the former CEO, according to a
New York Times investigation. Larry Page in person.
At the
beginning of January, employees were also able to bring their union
creation project to fruition. The Alphabet Workers Union, officially
launched on January 4 with 200 signatories, would have more than 800 a
month later. Its first mission will be to assert the rights of the
company's temporary workers, subcontractors and other contractors in
order to bring them back to employee level.
A counter-power as
unprecedented (in American culture) as it is potentially flammable for
Google, which therefore no longer has the slightest interest in letting
this type of affair drag on. Remember, however, that in the United
States, women are still paid an average of 18.9% less than men for the
same job.
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