Ziba Beauty Center Workers claim victory over management; Sumita Batra

The people over at www.IndiaPost.com have an update on the Unfair Labor Practices post we made a few weeks back.

"Ziba Beauty Center has also acknowledged that the arts of applying Henna and threading are not proprietary trade secrets. Ziba admitted that these arts are cultural traditions that have existed in the Indian communities for hundreds of years, long before Ziba existed."

More from India Post HERE

Ziba Beauty Centers get a D Rating from the Better Business Bureau

Ziba Beauty Center run by Sumita Batra has a D rating from the Better Business Bureau.

Here's a description of the rating given to Ziba Beauty Centers:

D	We have enough concerns about this company (for example, their offer, customer complaints, advertising, etc.) that we recommend caution in doing business with it.

This brings to question what happened to deserve this rating?

Link

Ziba Beauty Center and Sumita Batra Sue former Ziba Girl and former Employee

Ziba Beauty Center Vs. Coture Bridal Services

Ziba Beauty Center seems to not like fair competition. From the looks of the Daxa Vaza case this is almost a cut and paste of the same lawsuit.

Except in this case they are suing their OWN ZIBA GIRL 2004 for the some of the same things.

Ziba Beauty Center Vs. Coture Bridal Services

Ziba Beauty Center Sues Former Employee Because She Worked for Another Beauty Salon

Ziba Beauty Center Inc. Vs. Daxa Vaza

Ziba Beauty Center run by Sumita Batra didn't like that a former employee decided to get a job somewhere else. What did Ziba do? They SUED the former employee and made all kinds of allegations such as:

Breach of Contract (Getting a Job)

Unfair Competitoin (Getting a job)

Misappropriation of Trade Secrets (The Art of Threading? Mendi?)

Unjust Enrichment (Claims that ex-emploee had customer cards and old customer info)

Here's the Link

Ziba Beauty Center Inc. Vs. Daxa Vaza

Ziba Controversy being discussed on Jay Dabhi's Forum

People over at Jah Dabhi's website seem to be interested in the cases involving Ziba Beauty Center.

Except for Sandeep Kumar; He must work with them frequently.

Source

Unfair Labor Practices Cause Employees to Walk Out on Ziba Beauty Center and Sumita Batra

This is taken from another site who exposed Ziba Beauty Center's actions.


On January 15, 2008 fired workers from ZIBA Beauty Center and the community protested on Pioneer Blvd. in front of one of ZIBA’s 11 stores. The protest came after several attempts to change the harsh contract which was being forced on its workers and after severe harassment by ZIBA’s management. ZIBA is one of Los Angeles’s largest corporate beauty salons which specializes in mehndi (henna) and eyebrow threading and has been engaging in unfair labor practices against its workers. The new contract which workers were being manipulated and forced into signing, would have decreased workers’ commission percentage as well as moved them down the pay scale, despite the fact that ZIBA has increased the prices on its services, thus increasing its profit. ZIBA also has threatened its employees with lawsuits if they try to work for another employer and has refused to provide sick pay or any vacation pay to its employees.

Ziba Beauty Center is being sued by former Manager

Valerie Gant Vs. Ziba Beauty Center

Ziba Beauty Center is being sued by a former manager for a variety of things including:
Discrimination $ Harassment Based on Religion
Wrongful Termination
Failure to Pay Wages
Unlawful Sexual Harassment
Here's the Link to the Lawsuit

Valerie Gant Vs. Ziba Beauty Center