The cuts end a yearlong strike by the workers.

Google cuts team of contractors who went on strike::Google previously said the team of YouTube Music contractors were not employees since they were hired by Cognizant.

  • IllNess@infosec.pubEnglish
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    7 months ago

    The team of more than 40 went on strike in February last year, demanding changes to Google’s return-to-work policy.

    Can they prove they are needed if they weren’t needed for over a year?

    “Contracts with our suppliers across the country routinely end on their natural expiry date.”

    Google or Alphabet (or whoever) probably gave Cognizant a contract with an expiration date for YouTube Music. After a year of being on strike, the contract expired. Does that still count as firing?

    Filling offices is a priority to companies. That priority is important enough to Google to not give the right to work remotely to these employees.

    • NotAtWork@startrek.websiteEnglish
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      7 months ago

      The team of more than 40 went on strike in February last year, demanding changes to Google’s return-to-work policy.

      If Google’s return to work policy affects them, then they were probably employees misclassified as a contractor.

      Facts that provide evidence of the degree of control and independence fall into three categories:

      -Behavioral: Does the company control or have the right to control what the worker does and how the worker does his or her job?

      -Financial: Are the business aspects of the worker’s job controlled by the payer? (these include things like how worker is paid, whether expenses are reimbursed, who provides tools/supplies, etc.)

      -Type of relationship: Are there written contracts or employee type benefits (that is, pension plan, insurance, vacation pay, etc.)? Will the relationship continue and is the work performed a key aspect of the business?

      https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/independent-contractor-self-employed-or-employee