The company stated on 9 November that it would follow the example of Google , which had announced on the previous day that it would end the requirement of mandatory arbitration in employee sexual harassment claims . Google ’s announcement followed a walkout by thousands of its employees across the country in protest at the company ’s handling of harassment claims . Facebook also confirmed that executives at executive level or above will now be required to disclose if they are dating a fellow employee of the company . Compulsory arbitration has also been abandoned by Google and Uber .
The company stated on 9 November that it would follow the example of Google, which had announced on the previous day that it would end the requirement of mandatory arbitration in employee sexual harassment claims. Google’s decision followed a walkout by thousands of its employees across the world in protest at the company’s handling of harassment allegations. Facebook also confirmed that executives at director level or above will now be required to disclose if they are dating a fellow employee of the company. Compulsory arbitration has also been abandoned by Microsoft and Uber.