ã€Global Internet Reporter Zhang Zhiying】 This is Uber's eventful event. The latest news came that Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is likely to leave Uber.
Informed sources said that Uber's board will discuss at the meeting held on Sunday that the CEO Travis Kalanick will temporarily leave the troubled company and consider making a thorough adjustment to the management of the company.
According to sources, it is unclear whether the Uber board will make a decision to change the role played by Kalanik in the company.
Since the sexual harassment scandal broke out at the end of last year, Uber's storms and challenges have continued. On June 6, Uber took the hardest step to date: Uber fired 20 employees after investigating hundreds of sexual harassment, discrimination, and other professional misconduct.
Uber announced the penalties at an employee meeting on June 6. Dozens of employees were asked to receive training and career counseling after the investigation. The company has given different levels of punishment according to different cases of personal misconduct. More details will be disclosed in the future.
In the evening, Karanike did not attend the meeting on that day. Not long ago, his parents suffered an accident when they were on a cruise. His mother was unfortunately killed and his father was seriously injured. On the day of the meeting, he must handle family accidents.
It is still unclear to Kalani’s fate. Although he and his close ally control the company’s voting rights, informed sources stated that Uber’s board will discuss allowing Kalanik to leave the company for a period of time and may return when he returns. Let him assume a less powerful role. It may serve as a role outside the CEO, and it may also reduce the responsibilities and accept stricter supervision.
This year, Uber suffered several public relations crises. In addition to the controversy over sexual harassment scandals in the company, the New York Times pointed out that the fight was serious. In February, when CEO Travis Kalanick took a limousine on the bus, a video of the driver’s squabble over Uber’s policy broke out on the Internet. In the end, he had to apologize and admit to being ashamed that he needed leadership skills. help.
Uber’s current valuation is close to US$70 billion, but it has not yet achieved profitability. In a report by Covington & Burling, a law firm owned by former United States Attorney General Eric Holder, part of the recommendation is to require Uber to exercise stricter control over expenditures, human resources, and other areas. Uber's more than 1.5 million employees worldwide are considered independent contractors, not employees.
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