Close Menu
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    • Our Story
    • Partner with us
    • Reach Us
    • Career
    Subscribe Newsletter
    HR KathaHR Katha
    • Exclusive
      • Exclusive Features
      • Research
      • Point Of View
      • Case In Point
      • Dialogue
      • Movement
      • Profile
      • Beyond Work
      • Rising Star
      • By Invitation
    • News
      • Global HR News
      • Compensation & Benefits
      • Diversity
      • Events
      • Gen Y
      • Hiring & Firing
      • HR & Labour Laws
      • Learning & Development
      • Merger & Acquisition
      • Performance Management & Productivity
      • Talent Management
      • Tools & Technology
      • Work-Life Balance
    • Special
      • Cover Story
      • Editorial
      • HR Forecast 2024
      • HR Forecast 2023
      • HR Forecast 2022
      • HR Forecast 2021
      • HR Forecast 2020
      • HR Forecast 2019
      • New Age Learning
      • Coaching and Training
      • Learn-Engage-Transform
    • Magazine
    • Reports
      • Whitepaper
        • HR Forecast 2024 e-mag
        • Future-proofing Manufacturing Through Digital Transformation
        • Employee Healthcare & Wellness Benefits: A Guide for Indian MSMEs
        • Build a Future Ready Organisation For The Road Ahead
        • Employee Experience Strategy
        • HRKatha 2019 Forecast
        • Decoding and Driving Employee Engagement
        • One Platform, Infinite Possibilities
      • Survey Reports
        • Happiness at Work
        • Upskilling for Jobs of the Future
        • The Labour Code 2020
    • Conferences
      • Rising Star Leadership Awards
      • HRKatha Futurecast
      • Automation.NXT
      • The Great HR Debate
    • HR Jobs
    WhatsApp LinkedIn X (Twitter) Facebook Instagram
    HR KathaHR Katha
    Home»Employee Behaviour»Post unionisation, Google to keep a watch on employees’ e-mails
    Employee Behaviour

    Post unionisation, Google to keep a watch on employees’ e-mails

    HRK News BureauBy HRK News BureauJanuary 12, 20212 Mins Read2820 Views
    Share LinkedIn Twitter Facebook
    Share
    LinkedIn Twitter Facebook

    Close on the heels of the formation of the Alphabet Workers Union, Google is reportedly asking employees to watch out for “disruptive” language in internal e-mails. The Telegraph reports that employees have been instructed to raise a flag if comments in mails show any sign of insensitivity or even a whiff of controversy.

    A reminder has been given to employees that Google’s meeting rooms and spaces should be used strictly for official work alone. Staff running internal discussion groups on e-mail have been directed to learn to moderate them to ensure that there is no use of ‘disruptive’ language.

    Recently, Google made headlines when about 400 of its employees got together to form a union, the first ever of its kind in the Silicon Valley, with the sole objective of ensuring transparency and inclusivity within the organisation and adequate ethical standards. In just over a week, the membership of the Union has increased to 600.

    For some time now, Google has been criticised for retaliating against employees who attempt to speak up against discrimination or unethical projects.

    The tech major has attracted a lot of negativity on social media after Timnit Gebru, its AI ethics co-lead alleged that she was terminated over her research paper that did not favour the Company.

    The Company had promised to take a relook at its policies after its employees staged a worldwide walk-out almost two years ago, protesting against the stand the Company took against some senior executives who were accused of sexual harassment and let go with hefty severance packages.

    controversial disruptive language Google insensitive monitoring e-mails official mails sensitive
    Share. LinkedIn Twitter Facebook
    HRK News Bureau

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    3 × 4 =

    Related Posts

    IndiGo employee files FIR; alleges caste-based abuse by seniors

    June 23, 2025

    Intel overhauls marketing operations with AI and Accenture partnership

    June 23, 2025

    Maharashtra digitises HR management; rolls out Maha-AASTHA platform   

    June 23, 2025

    Cognizant to invest Rs 1,582 crore in AP; create 8,000 jobs

    June 23, 2025

    QUICK HR INSIGHTS

    EDITOR'S PICKS

    How corporate culture change dies a thousand small deaths

    June 23, 2025

    The Great Displacement: How automation is reshaping India’s workforce

    June 20, 2025

    How corporate prejudices are strangling innovation in the workplace

    June 19, 2025

    Psychological safety: the new superpower in winning the talent war

    June 18, 2025
    Latest Post

    IndiGo employee files FIR; alleges caste-based abuse by seniors

    News June 23, 2025

    A Bengaluru-based IndiGo employee has filed a police complaint accusing three senior colleagues of caste-based…

    Intel overhauls marketing operations with AI and Accenture partnership

    News June 23, 2025

    Intel is gearing for major structural changes to its marketing division by outsourcing a significant…

    Maharashtra digitises HR management; rolls out Maha-AASTHA platform   

    News June 23, 2025

    The Maharashtra government has launched Maha AASTHA, a comprehensive digital platform intended to transform human…

    How corporate culture change dies a thousand small deaths

    Exclusive Features June 23, 2025

    In boardrooms across Britain, a familiar ritual unfolds. Leadership unveils a grand transformation plan—agility, innovation,…

    Asia's No.1 HR Platform

    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram LinkedIn WhatsApp Bluesky
    • Our Story
    • Partner with us
    • Career
    • Reach Us
    • Exclusive Features
    • Cover Story
    • Editorial
    • Dive into the Future of Work: Download HRForecast 2024 Now!
    © 2025 HRKatha.com
    • Disclaimer
    • Refunds & Cancellation Policy
    • Terms of Service

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.