sounds like they are trying to preserve a transparent employment market. They obviously think that remote employees are not as valuable to them, therefore they

sounds like they are trying to preserve a transparent employment market. They obviously think that remote employees are not as valuable to them, therefore they need to match the compensation to the labor value. sounds like the dispute is really about the value of in-person vs remote employees. i'm sure everyone has their own opinion on that, but Google being Google, they may be thinking of certain non-tangibles for in-person benefits. Collaborative creativity, for example.