CEO Bobby Kotick and other execs subpoenaed, personnel files requested.
MP proposes law to stop employers hiding behind gagging orders
NDAs are being used to silence wrongdoing at work, says chair of women and equalities committeeA senior Conservative MP has proposed a law that would stop “scurrilous” employers using gagging orders to silence victims of sexual harassment.Maria Miller…
Nurses scrap annual conference over sex harassment claims
Royal College of Nursing switches this year’s meeting to a virtual event in order to ‘protect’ its membersThe Royal College of Nursing has said its annual conference will be held online only following “serious allegations of sexual harassment”.The unio…
‘I’m scared of being killed’: sex worker activists speak out
Rights defenders describe threats and abuse while working to protect their communitiesReport: Sex workers fighting for human rights among world’s most ‘at risk activists’A report has found that sex worker activists are among the most at risk human righ…
Andrew Cuomo resigns in wake of damning report on sexual harassment
New York governor first denied inappropriate behaviour but yields to demands from Democratic establishment to step down The New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, has resigned following an investigation by the state attorney general that found he sexually ha…
Harassment will happen at my startup and yours: Here’s how we prepare
Today’s workplace demands that leaders acknowledge gray areas and engage with uncomfortable topics; it’s how companies grow in new and healthy directions.
Aide who accused Cuomo of groping says: ‘What he did to me was a crime’
Brittany Commisso, a former aide, identified herself publicly and is one of 11 women who have accused Cuomo of sexually harassment A former executive assistant who filed a criminal complaint against New York governor Andrew Cuomo last week for allegedl…
Kris Wu arrest raises hopes for China’s #MeToo movement
Analysis: public opinion shifting, but reaction from authorities may have related more to crackdown on fame cultureIt felt like a turning point. The arrest of one of China’s biggest pop stars on rape allegations had raised hopes that authorities were f…
Cuomo accuser calls for impeachment after investigation corroborates allegations – live
Biden says Cuomo should ‘do the right thing’ and quit – spokeswomanNearly six in 10 New Yorkers say Cuomo should resign, poll findsAndrew Cuomo sexual harassment: the key testimony from the report 9.00pm BST Taking a stand against Donald Trump is guara…
Activision Blizzard workers will stage a walkout after ‘abhorrent’ response to harassment suit
One of the world’s biggest video game companies is reeling after a state discrimination and sexual harassment suit kicked off a firestorm of controversy within the company. California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Activision Blizzard last week, alleging that the company fostered a “breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women.” Following a […]