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Legal
Sony Germany accused of sexual discrimination
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 29 June 2011
A labour court in Berlin has reportedly found Sony Music guilty of sexual discrimination at the conclusion of a long running battle by an ex-employee which initially found in the major record company’s favour.
The woman sued Sony – then still SonyBMG – in 2005 claiming a man at the record company had been given a promotion instead of her because she was pregnant. She claimed that when the male colleague was given the promotion instead of her she was told by managers the decision was “related to her family situation and that she should be pleased she was having a baby”.
According to Expatica.com, an industrial court twice knocked back the woman’s claims on the grounds she hadn’t proven discrimination had taken place, but a federal court reversed both those rulings, and now the original court has decided Sony failed to prove there was no discrimination. It is thought the former Sony Germany employee received a “low five figures” damages settlement.
