Apple in Problem After Women Employees Sues Company over Salary Discrimination

Two women employees of American technology company Apple have filed a case against them for discrimination regarding salary. It has been said in this lawsuit that while recruiting a new person, the company checks how much salary he got in his previous job. This can be a problem because studies have shown that women are often paid less than men in many companies.

According to Bloomberg report, this case has been filed by Christine Jong and Samantha Salgado in California, USA. It says that if the company decides how much package it should give to a new employee on the basis of the salary of the previous job, then women may get less salary, even if they are doing the same work as men. These two women employees, who have filed a lawsuit against the company, want to represent many other women who are currently or have previously worked at Apple.

It has been told in this report that Samantha had expressed apprehensions about the inequality in salary several times. However, Apple increased her salary only after a third-party investigation confirmed the difference in salary between her and her male colleagues, but Samantha did not receive her previous salary. Apple has not commented on this lawsuit.

Apple’s mixed reality headset Vision Pro will soon start selling in the international market. The company had announced this at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). Vision Pro was introduced at WWDC last year. Its sales were started only in America six months later. The company has said that the sale of Vision Pro will be started in the international market from June 28. For this, pre-orders will start from June 14 in China, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. Pre-orders for it can be placed in Australia, France, Germany and Britain from June 28. Apple CEO Tim Cook said, “There’s tremendous excitement about Vision Pro, and we’re thrilled to bring the magic of spatial computing to customers around the world.” The starting price of Vision Pro is $3,499. It is available in three storage variants.