HR

Round 4
DIS-criminatio-NEY

The Walt Disney Company is a worldwide entertainment company. The Company's

segments include Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution (DMED), and Disney
Parks, Experiences, and Products (DPEP).

 Disney has always been viewed as an advocate for equality, quality, optimism, and
decency. But the numbers and a few of Disney’s actions say otherwise. Statistics
say that employee diversity in Disney is as low as 10%. Furthermore, Disney has
also been accused of a handful of wrongful terminations. 

 In 2020, Douglas Keith Harris, a 57-year-old African American, and former Disney
employee filed a California employment law lawsuit alleging discrimination,
harassment, and workplace retaliation based on his age, disability, race, and
veteran status. The discrimination and retaliation lawsuit was filed after Harris’
32-year career with the company was abruptly terminated.

 In 2021, Joel Hopkins was terminated after directing repeated complaints to HR
about the discrimination that he had endured while being employed at Disney.
When the plaintiff’s sexual orientation became known to his superiors, he was
ruthfully bullied, discriminated against, and put on a dead-end career track. He
received no remedy or relief from HR. 

In addition to this, the CEO of Disney showcased painful silence toward the “Don’t
Say Gay” bill. These instances contradicted Disney’s motto. 

 Earlier this month, an incident was reported about a former Cast Member who
took to TikTok to share her experience with Disney after they fired her with no
warning. Following her post, more Cast Members are coming forward with wrongful
termination claims.

An ex-employee of Disneyland, Selena states that she arrived at work only to be

routed directly to a manager, who would tell her that she was being fired as a
result of multiple complaints filed against her by fellow Cast Members. According
to these complaints, Selena Crowther made her co-workers feel uncomfortable.
The former Cast Member maintained her innocence. Selena also shared that felt
these complaints were solely made in retaliation, initiated by someone she and a
few other cast members had previously reported for harassment, who had also
been let go by Disney. She claims she overheard that this scorned employee
planned on recruiting friends to file false reports as payback for the initial
complaint filed against him. Disney responded to all of this by promptly firing her,
without a proper investigation being held.

Amidst all this chaos, The Walt Disney Company seems to be launching Disney Land
in India in the year 2023.

Task at hand:

You, as the HR manager of Disney, are required to address all the wrongful
terminations, and racial and gender discriminatory issues within the organization
and also gear up for the upcoming Disneyland project.  

 Deliverables:

 Revised HR Policies to Administer the Needs of  the Respective Employees:

The Disabled and LGBTQ+ Community

 Detailed Compensation Package and a Brief Budget for the Same

 Strategies to Prevent Acts of Wrongful Termination in the Future
 Sources of Recruitment and Recruitment Strategies of Disneyland India
 Organizational Structure for Disneyland India

 Creatives- A minimum of two posters (1 marketing, 1 recruitment poster for

Disney land)