在工党政府让工会更容易招募新成员后，谷歌正向工会开放其数千名英国员工。
Google is giving trade unions access to thousands of its UK employees, after Labour made it easier for unions to recruit new members.
根据周一发布的一份声明，这家美国科技巨头已同意允许工会 Prospect 进入其英国办公室，包括位于国王十字的总部。
The US tech firm has agreed allow trade union Prospect into its UK offices, including its King’s Cross headquarters, according to a statement published Monday.
Prospect 表示，希望扩大其在谷歌的会员规模，以便在薪酬、灵活工作和 AI 推行等问题上获得话语权。谷歌在英国拥有超过 7,000 名员工。
Prospect said it wants to grow its Google membership enough to secure a say over pay, flexible working and the AI rollout. Google has over 7,000 staff in the UK.
作为工党政府就业法改革的一部分，工会从上周五起获得了进入英国工作场所的权利。在预期规则变化之际，Prospect 今年秋天早些时候已与 Meta Platforms Inc. 达成了类似的准入协议。
Trade unions gained the right to access UK workplaces from last Friday, as part of the Labour government’s overhaul of employment laws. Prospect has already struck a similar access deal with Meta.com Inc. earlier this autumn, in anticipation of the rule changes.
Prospect 总干事迈克·克兰西表示：“这项准入协议是一个强有力的意向信号，表明我们能够成功与最大的全球科技公司谈判达成协议。”
“This access agreement is a powerful signal of intent that we can successfully negotiate agreements with even the biggest global tech companies,” said Prospect General Secretary Mike Clancy.
谷歌发言人称，该协议“建立在我们与内部员工代表团体已建立的合作基础之上。”就业法变化已促使企业为进入设施的工会代表准备保密协议，因为担心组织者可能查看机密电脑屏幕或干扰客户关系。
A Google spokesperson said the deal “builds on our established work with internal employee representative groups.”The employment law changes are already driving businesses to prepare non-disclosure agreements for trade union representatives entering facilities, amid concerns that organizers could view confidential computer screens or disturb client relations.
其他公司正在修订内部人力资源政策，以缓解关于工会归属的潜在职场摩擦。持续拒绝劳工代表进入的组织面临高达 50 万英镑（约 66.6 万美元）的财务处罚。
Other firms are revising internal HR policies to mitigate potential workplace friction regarding union affiliation. Organizations that persistently deny entry to labor representatives risk financial penalties reaching £500,000 ($666,000).