Inkantolo yaseCalifornia (United States of America) iyalele uTesla ukuthi akhokhe isinxephezelo samadola ayizigidi ezingu-137 (cishe ama-euro ayizigidi ezingu-118) kumuntu wase-Afrika-waseMelika owayeyisisulu sokucwaswa ngokobuhlanga ngaphakathi emagcekeni enkampani.
Izinsolo zokucwasa zisukela ngo-2015 nango-2016, lapho indoda okukhulunywa ngayo, u-Owen Díaz, esebenza efektri kaTesla eFremont, eCalifornia.
Phakathi nalesi sikhathi, futhi ngokwemibhalo yasenkantolo, lo waseMelika waseMelika wabhekana nokuthukwa ngokobuhlanga futhi “wahlala” endaweni yokusebenza enobutha.
Enkantolo, u-Díaz wathi izisebenzi ezimnyama zefektri lapho indodana yakhe yayisebenza khona, zazihlale zithukwa kanye neziteketiso zobandlululo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isikhulu siqinisekisa ukuthi izikhalazo zenziwe kubaphathi nokuthi uTesla akazange athathe isinyathelo ukuze aziqede.
Kukho konke lokhu, ijaji enkantolo yombuso yase-San Francisco linqume ukuthi inkampani yase-US kuzofanele ikhokhe u-$137 million (cishe ama-euro ayizigidi ezingu-118) ku-Owen Díaz ngomonakalo oyisijeziso nokucindezeleka ngokomzwelo.
Ebhalela i-New York Times, u-Owen Díaz wathi lo mphumela wamkhulula: “Kuthathe iminyaka emine ukufika kuleli qophelo. Kusengathi kususwe umthwalo omkhulu emahlombe ami.”
ULarry Organ, ummeli ka-Owen Díaz, utshele iThe Washington Post: “Kuyisamba esingenza ibhizinisi laseMelika linakwe. Ningenzi ukuziphatha okucwasa ngokwebala futhi ningakuvumeli kuqhubeke”.
Impendulo kaTesla
Ngemva kwalesi simemezelo, u-Tesla uphendule lesi sinqumo futhi wakhipha isihloko - esasayinwa nguValerie Workamn, iphini likamongameli wenkampani wezabasebenzi - lapho ecacisa khona ukuthi "u-Owen Díaz akakaze asebenzele uTesla" nokuthi "wayengusonkontileka osebenza ngaphansi kwenkampani. Abasebenzi”.
Esihlokweni esifanayo, u-Tesla wembula ukuthi isikhalazo sika-Owen Díaz siholele ekuxoshweni kwabancane ababili kanye nokumiswa komunye, isinqumo uTesla athi sishiye u-Owen Díaz "eneliseke kakhulu".
Kodwa-ke, encwadini efanayo efakwe kuwebhusayithi yenkampani, kungafundwa ukuthi uTesla usevele eqashe amaqembu ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi izikhalazo zabasebenzi ziyaphenywa.
“Sibonile ukuthi ngo-2015 nango-2016 besingakapheleli. Sihlala singekho. Kusukela lapho, u-Tesla udale ithimba le-Employee Relations elizinikele ekuphenyeni izikhalazo zabasebenzi. U-Tesla udale nethimba le-Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, elizinikele ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi abasebenzi banamathuba alinganayo okugqama kwa-Tesla ”, ifundeka kanjalo.