Has been sued Game console Sony, the parent company and platform owner, is suspected of sex discrimination and improper termination.
A former PlayStation employee filed a lawsuit on November 22, claiming that Sony “willfully, knowingly and/or deliberately pay women a much lower wage than men for substantially the same or similar work”, thereby “intentionally violated” labor Law.
The lawsuit was filed against Sony Interactive Entertainment in California, and pointed out that the company “created a work environment that discriminates against female employees.” Former PlayStation IT security analyst Emma Majo sued the company for “sex discrimination, harassment and improper termination” (thanks to Axios).
Among the many issues listed in the lawsuit, Majo stated that sometimes she had to send requests through male interns because requests from higher-level female employees would be ignored. She also claimed that after inquiring about the promotion, she was “actually demoted”, and when asked how to get promoted within the company, she “never got an answer.”
Majo also added that in terms of promotion, “men and women have different processes” and “when women try to get promoted, there will be resistance in the human resources department”.
“[Majo] Claiming that her termination was due to gender bias against women and because of prejudice against those who talked about gender bias” concluded the lawsuit.
As a result of the lawsuit, Majo asked the jury to conduct trials on behalf of all female employees who have worked in Sony’s California office for the past four years. “[…] Due to Sony’s actions… [Majo] All class members across the country have suffered and will continue to suffer injuries, including but not limited to loss of income, loss of welfare and other economic losses, as well as humiliation, embarrassment, emotional and physical pain, and mental pain.”
In view of the current strong protests against Activision Blizzard’s alleged harassment, discrimination and other professional misconduct, Sony will hope to respond to these allegations cautiously. Especially since PlayStation boss Jim Ryan recently criticized ActiBlizz CEO Bobby Kotick for his “deep concern” response to the company’s ongoing litigation.
