Han Ximin

ximhan@126.com

DIDI Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing giant, fired 29 employees for malpractice in the first six months of the year, according to an internal anti-corruption report.

Among them, 10 were handed to the judicial department for investigation.

In six months, the company investigated more than 30 irregularities, and following a comment by Cheng Wei, founder and CEO of the company, it adopted a zero-tolerance policy over corruption and is trying its best to ensure a fair business environment for drivers.

The irregularities mainly involved fabrication, embezzlement and bribery. A service consultant surnamed Xie abused his power to make a profit by offering rewards to unqualified drivers.

Xie also collected weekly fees from drivers by lying to prioritize them when dispatching orders. Xie had illegally amassed more than 1 million yuan (US$143,500) by the time the crimes were exposed.

In another case, an employee surnamed Hao took bribes from business partners when introducing vending machines to the offices.

Hao took 12.5 percent of the business partner’s income from sales as a kickback.

Didi introduced its anti-corruption plan in 2017 to award whistleblowers up to 100,000 yuan.