Google has been illegally underpaying thousands of temporary workers in dozens of countries and delayed correcting the pay rates for more than two years as it attempted to cover up the problem, the Guardian can reveal.
Google executives have been aware since at least May 2019 that the company was failing to comply with local laws in the UK, Europe and Asia that mandate temporary workers be paid equal rates to full-time employees performing similar work, internal Google documents and emails reviewed by the Guardian show.
But rather than immediately correct the errors, the company dragged its feet for more than two years, the documents show, citing concern about the increased cost to departments that rely heavily on temporary workers, potential exposure to legal claims, and fear of negative press attention.
Another severe case of theft nobody will go to jail for.
Just google being their normal not not evil.
This is what happens when you have overblown personalities and egos in charge a monopoly with a massive warchest. It is of course fraud. Deliberate. Calculated. Persistent. I cannot tell you the depths of boiling hatred I feel for organisations and people who pull this kind of thing.