Sodexo controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
Kronos payroll outage litigation
A former employee alleged that an extended Kronos outage caused problems with overtime payments. The court did not find Sodexo liable; the matter concluded through a class-action settlement.
2019
HMP Peterborough strip-search controversy
The UK Ministry of Justice criticized repeated alleged illegal strip-searches at HMP Peterborough, including cases involving a menstruating prisoner and a transgender prisoner.
2019
Death of baby at HMP Bronzefield
Police investigated after a woman gave birth without medical support in a cell at the Sodexo-operated prison and the baby was later found dead.
2019
Disney sued over alleged living-wage violations
Lawsuit filed
Five Disney employees filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that Walt Disney Company and affiliates failed to pay hundreds of workers a living wage and did not adjust wages or overtime pay to reflect a local law. The claims are allegations, not a court determination.
Source excerpt
But a new class action lawsuit, filed Friday in California Superior Court and announced in a press advisory Monday, argues that the Walt Disney Company, worth approximately $130 billion as of this year, failed to pay hundreds of those workers a living wage.
The complaint argues that Disney and its contractors took "massive" subsidies from the City of Anaheim, but did not alter their wages or overtime pay to reflect the new law.
2013
Horse DNA in UK beef supply
Sodexo withdrew frozen beef products used in UK institutions after horse DNA was detected in a sample during the wider European horsemeat crisis.
2013
Criticism of treatment at HMP Bronzefield
An official report criticized the prolonged segregation and living conditions of a female prisoner at the Sodexo-operated prison, using exceptionally severe language about the treatment.