The company will end forced arbitration for employees from 21 March , following protests by staff . previous claims will not be reopened , but current employees will be able to resolve past claims . Mandatory arbitration will be separate from the contracts of contractors with whom Google works directly , but the agreement will not require outside firms employing contractors to follow suit . The company had already ended forced arbitration for sexual harassment and sexual assault cases following a walkout by 20,000 staff last November .
The company will end forced arbitration for employees from 21 March, following protests by staff. Settled claims will not be reopened, but current employees will be able to litigate past claims. Mandatory arbitration will be removed from the contracts of contractors with whom Google works directly, but the firm will not require outside firms employing contractors to follow suit. The company had already abandoned forced arbitration for sexual harassment and sexual assault cases following a walkout by 20,000 staff last November.