LGBT+ | Google employees warned over Pride protests

Google has a historically positive reputation for championing progressive and employee-first policies.

However, more recently, its policies have been thrown into question by a string of reports that highlight internal sexual harassment issues, presenteeism and a lack of engagement with affected employees.

In April this year, Google staff led a mass-walkout by some 20,000 of the company’s global worker base and accused the company of “not doing enough to ensure the welfare of staff”.

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Now, a leaked internal email to all employees has gone viral for seemingly discouraging staff from protesting recent perceived anti-LGBT+ policies set in place at both the Google and YouTube platforms.