According to a news report, the four employees were fired shortly after a protest where they allegedly collated personal data from colleagues and shared it outside the company. This action was greeted by a lot of criticisms from the colleagues of the affected staff.
The protest involved 200 workers, some of who were from google, while others were from different tech companies. They were protesting against intimidation tactics and efforts to suppress an open culture.
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Responding to the sack, Google said that, “We’ve seen a recent increase in information being shared outside the company, including the names and details of our employees, our teams are committed to investigating these issues, and today we’ve dismissed four employees for clear and repeated violations of our data security policies.
“The employees were not fired for simply looking at documents or calendars during the ordinary course of their work, To the contrary, our thorough investigation found the individuals were involved in systematic searches for other employees’ materials and work. This includes searching for, accessing, and distributing business information outside the scope of their jobs — repeating this conduct even after they were met with and reminded about our data security policies.” Google added.
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In recent times, there have been several incidents between employees and the management of Google. According to the employees, they had been hindered in their careers within the company. This is based on the manner Google handled sexual harassment charges, among other complaints.
Also, employees are no longer allowed to talk about politics during working hours. According to the company, this would act against the company’s work ethics and also bring division in the workplace.
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