Unions gain access to thousands of Google workers after UK employment rights overhaul
Summary
Google UK has agreed to let the Prospect union meet and communicate with workers across about 7,000 employees in its UK operations, excluding DeepMind. The agreement follows new UK employment rights that give unions access to workplaces and comes after a similar deal between Prospect and Meta.Key Facts
- The agreement covers Google UK workers, including YouTube staff, but excludes Google DeepMind.
- Prospect will be able to hold sessions at Google workplaces, including its London headquarters in King’s Cross.
- Google said it signed the deal to comply with new UK workplace legislation and cited its existing employee representative groups.
- The Communication Workers Union is seeking a separate agreement with Google DeepMind.
- Prospect and Meta, which employs about 5,000 people in the UK, have also agreed to union access.
- The Employment Rights Act lets unions enter workplaces to meet workers or contact them electronically.
- From January, employers will have to tell workers that they have the right to join a union.
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