Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba fires manager accused of sexually assaulting employee

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has fired a manager who allegedly sexually assaulted a female employee and will establish policies to prevent sexual harassment, Chief Executive Daniel Zhang said on Monday.

The manager at Alibaba’s City Retail unit, which offers grocery delivery from local supermarkets, “has been fired and will never be rehired,” Zhang said in a memo published on Alibaba’s intranet that was seen by Reuters and later made public.