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1st November 2018
01:14pm GMT

"I'm not at my desk because I'm walking out with other Googlers and contractors to protest sexual harassment, misconduct, lack of transparency, and a workplace culture that's not working for everyone."https://twitter.com/GoogleWalkout/status/1057826104965246976 Google Dublin's demonstration took place between 11am and 12pm. These demonstrations come after The New York Times reported that a Google executive received a $90m payout after leaving the company following a "credible" allegation of sexual misconduct made against him. Google said they have fired 48 employees over the past two years due to sexual harassment allegations. In a statement issued in response to the NYT article, they said they have been taking an "increasingly hard line on appropriate conduct by people in positions of authority."