Microsoft shareholders approve resolution calling to gain new insight into cases of sexual harassment

Microsoft pledged to release more information about sexual harassment cases after shareholders approved a resolution on the issue that cited, among other examples, allegations that surfaced earlier this year involving Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Speaking at the companyҳ virtual shareholder meeting, Microsoft President Brad Smith gave a preview of the types of data to be released: Microsoft received 51 complaints from employees in its recently completed fiscal year, and 47% were substantiated, he said. That compared with 142 complaints the prior year, 49% of them substantiated. The decline in the total number probably resulted from the shift to remote work,ŠRead More