Employees are demanding that the recruitment, increase and distribution of employees' salaries be made equal, regardless of gender.
After a two-year investigation department for the protection of labor and housing rights of California filed a lawsuit against the company Activision Blizzard, the developer Call of Duty game, World of Warcraft and others because of discrimination of employees. The company denies the allegations. Employees call the reaction of top managers "offensive" and are going on strike.
Discrimination suit
The company employs about 9,500 people. The lawsuit states that women earned less than men, were sexually harassed, their appearance was openly discussed, and men joked about rape. Also described is the case when an employee of Activision Blizzard committed suicide during a business trip with her boss because he took sex toys with him.
Company reaction
In response, Executive Vice President Frances Townsend wrote to staff that the facts in the investigation were "taken out of context" and that some of the reported cases "occurred more than 10 years ago."
Blizzard's director of corporate communications, Calvin Liu, told CNN that the picture described "does not reflect reality." “Over the past few years, we have significantly changed the culture of the company,” he explained.
Employee reaction
Employees called the comments of top managers of Activision Blizzard "disgusting and offensive" for the victims. The full text of the letter, signed by over 2,600 employees, was published by Bloomberg. In their opinion, such a position of the leaders can save the guilty from responsibility.
On July 28, a strike will take place at Activision Blizzard's main campus in California . Employees made demands:
- Waiver of Compulsory Arbitration Proceedings Due to Harassment.
- Introduction of new practices for recruiting and promoting employees.
- Publication of salary and promotion information for employees regardless of gender and ethnicity.
- Create a unit that will be responsible for equality, diversity and inclusion.
Consequences
On Tuesday, July 27, the company 's shares fell 6% from $ 90 to $ 83.8 a share. On July 20, when the department filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, the company's shares were worth $ 91.51 apiece.
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