‘Call of Duty’ and ‘Warcraft’ developer manager takes 99.9% pay cut amid company litigation

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October 30, 2021 04:33 GMT

Activision Blizzard is pursuing a series of actions to end cases of harassment and discrimination in the workplace.

Bobby Kotik, CEO of video game giant Activision Blizzard, announced a series of measures aimed at improving the company’s work culture to achieve greater diversity and eliminate abuse and discrimination in the workplace.

in a releaseDirector announced the raising Compulsory arbitration In cases of sexual harassment and discrimination, a paragraph deprives the complainants of their right to do so The pursuit of justice in the courts.

Likewise, a program will be launched to increase the proportion of women and men over a period of five years. non-binary in the workforce to 50% of the current 23%, while it will be invested 250 million dollars In enhancing opportunities for underrepresented groups.

At the same time, the company, which has created titles such as “Call of Duty” and “Warcraft”, adheres to a policy intolerance Towards harassment and take steps to ensure fair pay.

On a personal level, Kotick has asked the board of directors to cut his executive salary by 99.9%, up to the California legal minimum and he is in $62,500 per year, It will reject any grant or allotment of shares until the Board has verified compliance with all stated procedures. Earlier this year, the company’s shareholders gave him a salary package of 155 million dollars as payment for 2020.

After two years of investigations, the California Department of Labor and Housing student Last July to the developer, accusing the company of tolerating a macho culture This allowed continuous sexual harassment of female workers.

In September, the Campaign for Digital Workers of America (CODE-CWA) Foot The charges brought against the gaming giant for Unfair labor practices.

That same month, Activision Bizzard reported that it had reached an agreement with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to create a fund $18 million To compensate for potential damages to your employees.

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