'Waste of resources': Activision wants direct resolution instead of a public report to combat gender-based issues
Activision Blizzard's approval of the potential deal with Xbox has been greenlit by 98% positive votes from its shareholders. However, some critical decisions are still to be made, one of which deals with numerous incidences of reports of gender-based discrimination.
The company has been accused of severely mishandling serious issues, and many fingers have been raised at CEO Bobby Kotick. If a recent report is anything to go by, things will not look suitable for the company soon.
Over the last couple of years, Activision Blizzard has faced several lawsuits related to office behavior. Several former and current female employees have accused Kotick and the upper management of handling such serious issues in a very poor manner. It now appears that the company doesn't want shareholders to green signal a report that will assess its efforts in the public forum.
On June 21, the shareholders of Activision Blizzard will be meeting to make some important decisions. The company has sent a document that includes recommendations over the five topics on which the vote will be done.
Out of the five, shareholders have been advised to vote negatively over two issues. One of them includes "the preparation of a report about the company's efforts to prevent abuse, harassment and discrimination."
In simpler terms, any such report would have assessed the company and its efforts to curb sex-based discrimination and other charges. The report will evaluate the efforts given by the company to settle the charges against it.
If the proposal is approved, Activision Blizzard will have to declare things like how much it has spent so far to settle the issues. They will also need to show the possible efficacy of their steps and things like consolidated work
Read more on sportskeeda.com
