Many of the comments over the weekend centered on Alibaba’s failure to act until the allegations went public. This incident may dissuade promising female graduates and highly-qualified female managers from joining Alibaba." Alibaba will now work with police on their investigation, based on an account the female employee posted online after she first reported the incident internally. The accused has confessed he performed intimate acts with the female employee and law enforcement officials will determine whether he broke the law, according to the memo. Alibaba will conduct a company-wide training program on employee rights protection, including anti-sexual harassment, Zhang said.

Source: Mint August 09, 2021 01:41 UTC