Google: Ten percent more pay for employees
All 23,000 Google employees will receive a 10 percent pay raise in 2011. According to media reports, Google CEO Eric Schmidt announced the raise in an email.
In addition, all employees of the Internet company worldwide would receive a Christmas bonus of 1000 dollars, reported an American blog according to SDA. The salary increase could cost Google up to one billion dollars a year, the blog, which also published the full text of the email, estimated. Google only made an evasive comment on the pay rise. "While we don't typically comment on internal matters, we believe competitive pay is important to the future of the company," a spokesperson said.
Google is considered one of the most attractive employers, not least thanks to numerous additional benefits for employees - from free snacks to hairdressing, cleaning and a gym at the workplace. In the meantime, however, the internet company has reduced such benefits somewhat. Many talented software developers and managers also see greater future opportunities at younger companies - above all at the world's largest online network, Facebook. Most recently, for example, the respected software developer Lars Rasmussen, who played a leading role in developing the Google Maps map service and the Google Wave communication program, moved to Facebook.
Google is considered one of the most attractive employers, not least thanks to numerous additional benefits for employees - from free snacks to hairdressing, cleaning and a gym at the workplace. In the meantime, however, the internet company has reduced such benefits somewhat. Many talented software developers and managers also see greater future opportunities at younger companies - above all at the world's largest online network, Facebook. Most recently, for example, the respected software developer Lars Rasmussen, who played a leading role in developing the Google Maps map service and the Google Wave communication program, moved to Facebook.
