Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba has fired a woman who said a colleague and a client had sexually assaulted her.
The dismissal letter said she had spread falsehoods that had damaged the company’s reputation.
The employee went public with her allegations in August because she said Alibaba had failed to take action. She said the assaults took place during a business trip.
The colleague was then sacked, but a criminal case against him was dropped.
The client is still thought to 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. It published a copy of what she said was her termination letter.
This latest development is likely to spark similar debates in China, which is grappling with its #MeToo movement.