Some of Google’s 12,000 laid-off employees are protesting. According to information obtained by CNBC, more than 100 former employees have created the “Laid off on Leave” organization, which is pleading with Google to pay for any leaves—including parental, medical, and carer leave—that they were authorised to take before to the January 20th layoff announcement. Although the business announced in early 2022 that it was increasing all parental leave to 18 weeks for full-time employees (and 24 weeks for birth parents), it informed dismissed workers that they would receive 16 weeks of severance pay plus two weeks for every additional year of service, with paid time off included.
