In a statement posted on LinkedIn on Dec 24, Li Yu said he will contest the termination of his employment.
SINGAPORE: The third executive who was fired by Singapore Post (SingPost) on Dec 21 following investigations over a whistle-blower’s report will contest his termination, saying the move is undue, unfair and without merit.
In a statement posted on LinkedIn on Dec 24, Li Yu, the former chief executive of the SingPost international business unit involved in a data falsification case, said he will contest the termination of his employment, the alleged reasons for the decision and the disciplinary proceedings.
“I will seek to enforce my legal rights and vindicate my personal reputation,” he wrote.
“I disagree with the alleged reasons given and will robustly defend my position in the proper forum.”
Yu, group chief executive officer Vincent Phang and group chief financial officer Vincent Yik were sacked with immediate effect on Dec 21 after investigations stemming from a whistle-blower’s report sent to SingPost and the Infocomm Media and Development Authority in February were concluded.
The report was not disclosed to shareholders until December 2024.
It alleged that some employees of the business unit under Yu’s watch had manually updated the delivery status codes for certain parcels to be delivered for one of SingPost’s largest eCommerce customers to “delivery failure”.
However, investigations revealed that no delivery attempts had been made.
Three employees involved in the data falsification were sacked and SingPost has made a police report against them.
The national postal service provider said the customer for whom the parcels were being shipped has been informed, and a settlement agreement has been mutually agreed upon and paid. The contract with the customer has also been renewed.
However, it did not name the customer or state the settlement amount. It also did not say what the contents of the parcels were, how much they were worth and why they were not delivered.
The investigations also found that Phang, Yik and Yu had accorded undue weight to misrepresentations made by the employees without any independent substantiation or evidence.
The three were also found to be “grossly negligent” in their handling of the internal investigations.
SingPost’s board of directors subsequently noted that it had lost confidence and trust in the judgment and ability of Phang, Yik and Yu to perform their duties to promote and protect the interests of the company, resulting in their dismissal. — The Straits Times/ANN
