In January 2022, Microsoft appointed ArentFox Schiff to review the US tech giant’s workplace sexual harassment and gender discrimination policies. On 11 November the US law and advisory firm submitted a report of its finding to the group's board of directors. In it are recommendations to improve transparency vis-à-vis procedures and to reinforce both training and female representation at senior management/executive level.
The genesis for this report occurred in 2019 during e-mail exchanges between some female employees who decided to call on Microsoft to implement a gender equality policy, as they highlighted issues surrounding pay, training, unwelcome behaviours, career progression, maternity leave, and so on. In response, the company put an action plan in place including a code of conduct for managers and investment in an investigation team to follow up on employees’ complaints.
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Antoine Piel
Section Head at Mind HR