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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    4 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
      2·
      4 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

      • IllNess@infosec.pubEnglish
        1·
        4 months ago

        Thanks for the link and info. So I tried to find something dealing with hiring agencies at irs.gov using site:irs.gov but couldn’t find anything. For financials, shouldn’t that fall under Cognizant since they are the ones paying the workers?

        Cognizant chief communications officer Jeff DeMarrais said in an email to The Verge that the team will be given seven weeks of pay and opportunities to find another role within Cognizant.

        It seems like they are employees of Cognizant instead doing YouTube Music work.