Travis Kalanick, addresses a gathering at an event in New Delh. (Reuters) Travis Kalanick, addresses a gathering at an event in New Delh. (Reuters)The chief executive of Uber Technologies Inc has ordered an “urgent investigation” into claims of sexual harassment at the ride-hailing service made by a former employee. Instead, management said “they wouldn’t feel comfortable punishing him for what was probably just an innocent mistake on his part,” Fowler wrote. Arianna Huffington, who joined Uber’s board last year, said in a tweet that she would work with the company’s new chief human resources officer, Liane Hornsey, to conduct the investigation.

Source: Indian Express February 20, 2017 08:48 UTC