# Prospect secures access to 7,000 Google UK workers under new law

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/unions-gain-access-to-thousands-of-google-workers-after-uk-employment-rights-overhaul/
- Published: 2026-11-02T13:00:41+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T14:27:24+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/nov/02/unions-google-workers-uk-employment-rights
- Topics: Business, Companies, Technology, UK, World

## Key points

- Prospect can organise Google’s UK workforce.
- The agreement covers about 7,000 workers, excluding DeepMind.
- New UK rules give unions workplace access rights.

## Summary

Prospect has reached an agreement with Google UK to organise workers across its UK operations, following new legislation giving unions rights to access workplaces. The deal allows the union to hold sessions and contact staff, potentially strengthening workers’ voice on issues such as pay, flexibility, artificial intelligence and workplace culture.

The agreement covers about 7,000 workers, including YouTube staff but excluding DeepMind, where the Communication Workers Union is seeking a separate arrangement. Prospect’s deal follows a similar agreement with Meta, which employs about 5,000 people in the UK. Google said the agreement meets new legal requirements while maintaining its existing direct dialogue with staff; from January, employers must also tell workers about their right to join a union.

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