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Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP through Getty ImagesTechnology companies are known for their generous benefits, but now Google only offers unlimited snacks. Employees will now be able to receive free COVID-19 tests at home up to twice a week.
The Wall Street Journal has just published an exclusive report that all 90,000 American employees (including Youtube and associated companies Alphabet) are eligible for testing, regardless of whether they work remotely. The company’s staff is currently working from home and will do so until September 2021. The offer proved so popular that Google’s internal site collapsed when it became operational on Thursday.
The tests will cost approximately $ 50 each for Google and will be provided to employees within three days of the request (results will be returned within 48 hours of receiving the lab). According to WSJ comments from Google, the program is not based on government assistance or insurance.
The announcement follows a month of mixed news for the search engine giant. The US government’s antitrust lawsuit against Google has just been revealed to be provisionally scheduled for September 12, 2023, a sign of how complicated the company’s investigation will be. Earlier this month, the New York Times reported that the co-leader of Google’s artificial intelligence ethics team left under worrying circumstances.