TikTok employees resigned when a senior executive did not believe in maternity leave

• An avalanche of resignations hit TikTok’s London office due to harsh working circumstances.
• According to reports, the senior executive believes that companies should not provide maternity leave.
• The working conditions in TikTok’s London office are currently being investigated.

An avalanche of resignations hit TikTok’s London office due to harsh working circumstances. A senior executive’s provocative statement about maternity leave is said to have sparked the mass resignations. According to reports, the senior executive believes that companies should not provide maternity leave to their employees. The working conditions in TikTok’s London office are currently being investigated.

According to the Financial Times, Joshua Ma, the head of e-commerce for ByteDance’s TikTok Europe, told London-based colleagues this year that as a “capitalist,” he “didn’t believe” enterprises should offer maternity leave. Ma has taken a step back and will be taking a break. For the time being, he has also been replaced.

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“We are investigating alleged statements and actions to determine whether there has been a breach of company policies,”

According to the publication, a TikTok official said. In the United Kingdom, the Bytedance-owned short video platform, for example, has a defined maternity leave policy, offering 30 weeks of paid leave.

Employees were also pushed to the exit gate by TikTok’s new livestream shopping endeavour in the UK, according to the FT story. In the eight months since the service was introduced, more than 20 of a 40-member team had left.

Employees have complained about a harsh attitude that went against British working ethics. Long work hours were suggested as a reason for some employees’ resignations. They reported that they were required to work more than 12 hours each day on a daily basis.

Long working hours were not totally refuted by the corporation, but it did say that employees “may at times need to work hours that match client use patterns.”

“We aim to make this the exception rather than the norm, and support our team with flexible working hours, regular no-meeting times, and robust health and wellbeing offerings. TikTok Shop has only been operating in the UK for a few months, and we’re investing rapidly in expanding the resources, structures and process to support a positive employee experience,” the spokesperson added

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