Exertis Almo, the North American division of Exertis, is launching its own digital signage software, Autora. (Image: Exertis Almo)
Integrators recall when Scala was acquired by Stratacache, turning a key software partner into a competitor. Now, distributor #Exertis is introducing its own CMS solution, raising concerns among software providers.
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The US division of #Exertis is expanding in the managed services sector with its new Linklab brand. Through Linklab, the AV distributor is outsourcing all services for integrators and setting the stage for future expansion.
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arab.news/4kgjpThe relentless abuse worsened in 2016 when Sidhu was promoted after 4 years of work. Sidhu said his coworkers would repeatedly tape McDonald’s advert and a fake male escort business card to his computer screen telling him that it was what he would be doing after getting fired #Exertis
A 50,487-word judgment by Southampton Industrial Tribunal exposed a culture at Exertis of racial discrimination and sexual bullying at odds with the company’s much-publicised philosophy of diversity, inclusion and tolerance. #exertis #amazon #dcc #sidhu #employmenttribunal
the Tribunal considered more than 300 instances of harassment against Sidhu by his manager and co-workers. The five respondents named in the judgment #exertis #amazon #dcc #sidhu #employmenttribunal
“It was extraordinary. It was ‘Lord Of The Flies’ level of group condemnation. In law, anything done in course of employment is considered to have been done by the employer with their permission #exertis
In a statement, Exertis, which is owned by Dublin-based firm DCC plc, said Mr Sidhu's experience was a “unique case across a business of more than 1,800 employees.” #Exertis #DccPlc
Mr Sidhu’s manager Matthew Rumsey showed “little interest” in his complaints of bullying and cared more about sales targets,
Instead of helping Mr Sidhu, the tribunal found Mr Rumsey took clients off him and tried to force him out of the company “because he did not fit in with the team.” #Exertis
And he sent a picture of a Vaseline tub and two fingers, to which Glynn Smith said in front of the team: 'Kieran is definitely going to get f***ed the most'.
The tribunal rejected Stuart Smith's claim that the picture was a reference to "someone's head getting stuck in railings".
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And he sent a picture of a Vaseline tub and two fingers, to which Glynn Smith said in front of the team: 'Kieran is definitely going to get f***ed the most'. #exertis #amazon #dcc #sidhu #employmenttribunal
And he would accuse Mr Sidhu of using gay dating app Grindr and tried to force him to wear lingerie on the sales floor. #Exertis #Dcc #Amazon #Employmenttribunal
He branded Mr Sidhu's car the “sh*ttest on the team”, typed its registration into webuyanycar.com and told him they were only offering £100. #Exertis #Sidhu #Dcc #amazon
He looked up Mr Sidhu's house on Google Maps and declared he lived in a "sh*t area that looks like a terrorist war zone”, adding: “What's that place called, Aleppo?" #Exertis #DCC #Sidhu #Amazon
Glynn Smith referred to Mr Sidhu as “f***ing for ISIS” and circulated a photo of a bikini-clad woman, said to be 'Kieran's replacement'. #Exertis #dcc #employmenttribual #Amazon #sidhu
And he would accuse Mr Sidhu of using gay dating app Grindr and tried to force him to wear lingerie on the sales floor. #Exertis #Sidhu #dcc #Employmenttribunal #Amazon
“some of the allegations, such as the song about Mr Sidhu being a shoe bomber and the statement “f*** your mum”, if, as the claimant says, those statements and songs had been made audibly and more than once, it is entirely possible that other people, would have heard them.” #Exertis #Sidhu
Stuart Smith would ask Mr Sidhu questions daily like 'Did you get much sausage last night?', 'How big is your sausage?' and 'Do you have sausages in Syria?' #Exertis #Sidhu #Employmenttribunal
The tribunal found that Mr Cleary would deep-throat peeled bananas, saying: 'Kieran, you know what time it is. You know you want some, talk dirty to me bitch' and 'You must be so hard right now. That's why you won't stand up' #Exertis #Sidhu #EmploymentTribunal #DCCPLC
