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Google staff from ‘precarious’ countries like Ukraine must be protected in Irish layoffs, firm warned

Tech giant will begin a 30-day consultation period tomorrow as part of plans to cut 240 roles from its Irish operation

Google has been urged to avoid compulsory redundancies as part of its plans to cut roles at its Irish office. Picture: Getty

Google staff in Ireland on work visas from Afghanistan and Ukraine must be protected from having to return to “dangerous and often precarious situations” in their home countries if they are laid off, the company has been warned.

The Financial Services Union (FSU), which now represents a large number of workers at Google Ireland, has raised concerns over the fate of some staff after the tech giant announced that 240 people would be laid off ...