In addition to the dismissal, Wang is also being investigated by police in the city of Jinan over those allegations related to sexual misconduct.
The committee will be the “decision-making body for matters related but not limited to sexual harassment prevention and will report directly to the Alibaba Group Board of Directors,” the company said.
Alibaba’s five-woman committee will be led by the group’s Deputy Chief People Officer, Jane Jiang. It would also create a “Sexual Harassment Prevention Code of Conduct” in order to “intensify our zero-tolerance policy against sexual misconduct,” the company said.
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The committee will appoint an independent working team “responsible for investigating any complaints and reports related to sexual harassment and sexual assault.”
Alibaba said it has set up a team that will “examine and eradicate inappropriate workplace behavior reported by employees, including but not limited to issues such as forced drinking culture and tasteless comments that make the workplace uncomfortable.”
“Employees will have unconditional support to refuse any type of forced drinking,” it added.
She claims that Wang sexually assaulted her during a business dinner in Jinan in late July, and that he also made her drink excessively. According to her, the next morning she found herself lying bare in her hotel bed. The worker claimed she had a hazy recollection of Wang kissing and touching her in her room the night before.
She made an internal post about the incident at Alibaba. After the original post was uploaded on Weibo, China’s version of Twitter, the accusations quickly spread.
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Alibaba announced the formation of a group to “investigate and eradicate unethical workplace behaviour identified by employees, including but not limited to concerns like forced drinking culture and insensitive comments that make the workplace unpleasant.”
Employees will be fully supported in their decision to refuse any form of mandatory drinking, it said.
