Google has
sacked 48 people including 13 senior managers over sexual harassment claims
since 2016.
In a letter
to employees, chief executive Sundar Pichai said the tech giant was taking a
"hard line" on inappropriate conduct.
The letter
was in response to a New York Times report that Android creator Andy Rubin
received a $90m exit package despite facing misconduct allegations.
A spokesman
for Mr Rubin denied the allegations, the newspaper said.
Mr Rubin
left the company in 2014. He was given what the paper described as a
"hero's farewell".
Mr Pichai's
letter said the New York Times story was "difficult to read" and that
Google was "dead serious" about providing a "safe and inclusive
workplace".
"We
want to assure you that we review every single complaint about sexual
harassment or inappropriate conduct, we investigate and we take action,"
it continued.
Shares in
Alphabet, which owns Google, fell more than 3% in New York after it reported
revenues of $33.7bn (£26.3bn) for the three months to September - slightly less
than analysts had expected.
However, net
profit soared $2.5bn to $9.2bn - far higher than expected.
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