Earlier, the tech giant Apple told the SEC it was not making attempts to silence its employees regarding workplace harassment or prejudice, but a whistleblower’s confidentiality agreement provides a new investigation to this complaint.
On 18th October, it was reported by Business Insider that several statements have been made by Apple to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including claiming that the tech giant wasn’t attempting to silence ex-employees or whistleblowers taking into consideration the working culture of the company.
Non-disclosure Agreement
Today, a new non-disclosure agreement provided to a corporate whistleblower takes a closer dig at these accusations. Reportedly, Apple attorneys required Cher Scarlett, the former engineer to state merely the following words when she quit the company: “After 18 months at Apple, I decided it was time to move on. and pursue other opportunities.”
In an extraordinarily strict nondisclosure and nondisclosure agreement, this language was added as a part of a split-up deal that Scarlett was provided last month from Apple, who worked at the company for months to boost pay equity at the company that reportedly led to harassment and pressure from the company, stated that she was “shocked” when she got the non-disclosure agreement.
She further stated that “In my mind, I should be able to say whatever I want as long as I don’t defame Apple.” Scarlett denied signing the restraining order but was recalled about the deal when...
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