Activision Blizzard President Issues Statement on Diversity Hiring

Yesterday, Activision Blizzard did the rounds online after letters to the SEC from the publisher's attorneys had been obtained by Motherboard. The letter read that attorneys believe that the proposal from the AFL-CIO was micromanaging the visitor, and "implementing a policy that would extend such an approach to all hiring decisions amounts to an unworkable encroachment on the Company'southward ability to run its business and compete for talent in a highly competitive, fast-moving market place."

On January 28, Activision Blizzard president Daniel Alegre published an official statement explaining the company'southward opinion. He wrote, "In our current hiring practices across the entire company and for every role, we emphasize and create various slates of candidates; our practices naturally allow hiring managers to ensure diversity within each state in which we operate."

He explained, "We don't need the AFL-CIO proposal to reaffirm what we already do – encourage every hiring manager to consider diverse candidates for every position. We believe in our existing hiring practices, which encourages every hiring managing director to seek various candidates for every single office."

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"We as well ensure any candidate – regardless of backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, races and sexual orientations – is considered for each and every open role." Daniel added, "Nosotros are unequivocally committed to increasing multifariousness at all levels throughout Activision Blizzard worldwide."

He went on to explain that the diversity, equity, and inclusion will continue to exist a focus for the company, explaining that its commitment begins through sourcing and recruiting, onboarding, and through alumni condition. All new hires, on every level, are also said to get through mandatory diversity training.

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In the argument, he shared that the company was recognised on January 28 by the Human Rights Campaign, "Today, in fact, nosotros were recognized by the Human Rights Entrada with a perfect score on the Corporate Equality Alphabetize for LGBTQ-inclusive workplace policies and practices for the third yr in a row, an accomplishment worth celebrating."

The Rooney Rule that the AFL-CIO proposed publishers adopt a organisation effectually during the hiring process was too proposed to EA alee of its annual shareholder coming together. EA said that it would consider the proposal.

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