❝ Google is not packing up and leaving Ireland, not after investing billions in its operations here. But the business is being trimmed, and no part of it has been left untouched
To put this into context, the Irish arm of Google employs 5,500 directly, and up to 9,000 people when temporary and contract workers are taken into account. Against that figure, the 240 jobs being lost – 4.3 per cent – doesn’t seem like a lot. But context matters little to the people who will be faced with finding a new job in the coming weeks, in a market where hundreds of tech companies have shed jobs in recent weeks.
The tech sector had been largely insulated from losses during the Covid-19 pandemic. But the events of recent weeks have proven that nothing lasts forever, though as many of those who have come through previous downturns and lived to tell the tale will attest, that includes the bad times. The cuts have also highlighted the value of being protected by unions. The Financial Services Union, which represents some Google workers, has already called on the company to avoid compulsory redundancies and work on voluntary packages instead. The union was quick to highlight the contribution that Google workers have made to the company and its success, something it hopes will be reflected in its dealings with staff in the coming days.
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