Google said it will require temporary and contracted workers receive full benefits from companies it works with in the coming years
San Francisco Google said on Tuesday it will require temporary and contracted workers receive full benefits from companies it works with in the coming years.
The benefits will include comprehensive health care, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, a minimum wage of $15 an hour, and $5,000 a year in tuition reimbursement, according to a Google spokesperson. In order to continue doing business with Google , companies will have until January 2020 to meet the minimum wage requirement and until 2022 to roll out comprehensive health care.
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