Google said it would change its approach to allegations of sexual harassment, a week after 20,000 employees protested against the company's response to such cases.
The company added that arbitration would be available in allegations of individual sexual harassment and abuse, thereby supporting litigation in these cases.
Employees who fail to complete mandatory training on sexual harassment will receive lower ratings in performance reviews, according to Reuters.
"We recognize that we have not always handled the right way in the past and we deeply apologize for that, obviously we need to make some changes," said Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google.
Bechai's move came in response to two of the five major demands made by workers during last week's protests. Protesters asked Google's owner Alapabet to hire a staff member and exchange gender-specific salary data, and Bechai did not respond to either.
Organizers of the protests praised progress on sexual harassment, but said they would not give up on other issues.
"All of the issues have the same root cause: concentration of power and lack of accountability at the level of senior officials," Stephanie Parker, the protest organization and employee at Google, said in a press release. "We want a fair culture
