Alphabet Inc.'s Google is famousfor generous benefits and luxurious working conditions, but morethan half of its workforce is not full time. (Photo:Shutterstock)

Google will require contracting companies it does business withto give employees health care, parental leave and other benefits.The decision comes after months of activism from Google staff andcontractors asking for equal treatment.

The new policy will require health benefits, sick leave, a $15minimum wage, paid parental leave and $5,000 a year foreducation, a Google spokeswoman wrote in an email.

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