An executive at Japanese oil conglomerate ENEOS Holdings has been sacked after a whistleblower reported he “hugged a woman while drunk” at a social gathering.
Two other executives who attended the event have also been disciplined, with one asked to resign while a third has had his pay docked over the incident.
Following an investigation, ENEOS said it determined the complaint against, representative director and president Saito Takeshi was accurate.
The company said the “inappropriate behaviour” by Mr Saito was “unacceptable and unbecoming” and announced he would be dismissed, forfeiting pay, bonuses and other stock-based compensation.
ENEOS will also pursue Mr Saito for legal costs associated with the matter.
Meanwhile, ENEOS found executive vice president Yatabe Yasushi “responsible for causing inappropriate behaviour” by Mr Saito.
As head of the compliance department, ENEOS said Mr Yatabe was responsible for promoting “measures for respect for human rights and compliance” the company introduced last year after its ex-chairman was asked to step down over sexual harassment allegations.
Due to allegations of inappropriate behaviour made against its top management for a second year in a row, the company said it had asked Mr Yatabe to resign.
Meanwhile, the company found ENEOS senior vice president Sunaga Kotaro made “inappropriate comments to the said woman that perpetuated gender stereotypes”.
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