Various sources this morning report that Uber had an all-hands meeting in which staff were told more than 20 employees are being fired as the result of a company investigation into claims of discrimination and sexual harassment.
From Bloomberg:
Bobbie Wilson, an attorney at Perkins Coie LLP, gave Uber's more than 12,000 employees an assessment of the firm's investigation, said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing personnel matters. A separate probe commissioned by Uber that's being led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has given its own recommendations to a subcommittee of Uber's board of directors, the person said.
Perkins Coie looked into 215 claims and took no action in 100 instances; the company didn't name the employees who were fired, the person said.
Uber's best outcome is bankruptcy, given it's a poorly run company that loses money on every ride and no plan that reverses that.
— Glenn Fleishman (@GlennF) June 6, 2017
Can confirm, we're hearing at least 200 reports of harassment/discrimination at Uber and at least 20 terminations out of today's all hands
— Caroline O'Donovan (@ceodonovan) June 6, 2017
yes, uber is having an all hands right now and leaking like a sieve. at least 20 terminations as a result of an internal investigation.
— ಠ_ಠ (@MikeIsaac) June 6, 2017
Uber sexual harassment findings
215 claims investigated
100 no action
20+ terminations— Eric Newcomer ? (@EricNewcomer) June 6, 2017
More than 20 employees fired at Uber in sexual harassment investigation: Report https://t.co/itWSVQqsjc
— CNBC (@CNBC) June 6, 2017
anyway here are 68 wordshttps://t.co/Y497rh7GuF
— ಠ_ಠ (@MikeIsaac) June 6, 2017
