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Google feels pain with cuts to contractors
Rhys Blakely From Times (of London) Online
November 25, 2008
Google is slashing the number of contract workers it employs,
suggesting that even the most successful of businesses face a torrid
time as a global slowdown begins to bite.
Google employs about 10,000 contractors and a further 20,000 full
staff members. It did not say how many contractors, who do not qualify
for full company benefits, will be affected by the move to cut costs.
Sergey Brin, the billionaire co-founder of Google, recently signalled
that contractor cuts were likely when he told the San Jose Mercury
News that contractor expenses were "really high".
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From: Vint Cerf
Date: November 25, 2008 5:49:19 AM EST

1. Google is still hiring but at a lower rate than before
2. for the past year, Google has been reducing the number of temporary
staff and shifting jobs to employees.

Vint



> Google reports to the SEC that it has 20,123 employees but in
> reality it has 30,000. Why the discrepancy? Google classifies 10,000
> of the employees as temporary operational expenses or "workers".

It appears that, at least in this respect, Google has taken a leaf
from the playbook of rival Microsoft -- which likewise has a large
number of "permatemps."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permatemp
Incidentally, Microsoft in the late 90's settled a class action
lawsuit (Vizcaino v. Microsoft) in which the "permatemps" sued for
benefits, claiming that were really employees and were entitled to
stock options and other benefits. Due to the run-up in Microsoft stock
prior to the dot-com bust, many of them received handsome payouts.
Microsoft also had to pay quite a lot in FICA, UI, and WC payments.
Type "Vizcaino Microsoft" into any search engine for details.

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