Major Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba has fired an employee who claimed her boss and a client raped her
According to reports, the Chinese company has fired a woman who accused her boss and a client of sexually assaulting her while on the job.
In a dismissal letter, Alibaba stated that the employee had spread falsehoods that had damaged the company’s reputation.
The Alibaba staff member went public with her allegations back in August, after claiming that her workplace failed to take action to her initial complaint.
She says she was sexually assaulted on a business trip
Shortly after the complaint was filed, her boss was sacked, however a criminal case that was brought against him was suddenly dropped.
The client accused of raping the former Alibaba worker is understood to still be under police investigation.
The well-publicised case has highlighted the harassment faced by women in the workplace in China.
The employee told government-backed newspaper Dahe Daily that she was fired late last month, with the media firm obtaining a copy and later publishing what is understood to be the termination letter.
Within the letter, Alibaba detailed that the former staffer had spread false information about the assault and about the company not handling the case.
It added this “caused strong social concern and had a bad impact on the company”.
Reports state the employee was quoted as saying: “I have not made any mistakes, and certainly will not accept this result, and in the future will use legal means to protect my rights and interests.”
The staff members lawyer also confirmed her dismissal to the New York Times.
