Google agrees to let UK union Prospect access its premises to recruit staff

Google said it has reached an agreement with UK union Prospect that lets the union access its UK premises, including the King's Cross headquarters in London, to recruit members. The deal covers about 7,000 UK employees, including YouTube but excluding DeepMind, which is expected to strike a separate deal. The move follows rule changes that took effect on October 30, which allow unions to access workplace premises. Prospect earlier reached a similar deal with Meta covering about 5,000 UK staff.