Xiaohongshu Option Dispute: Ex-Employee Fired 8 Days Before Vesting, Company Denies, Another Settles for RMB
Xiaohongshu faces a dispute over employee stock option vesting. A former employee claims he was dismissed eight days before the first 50% of his options were due to vest. The company disputes this, saying the vesting date was about two months after his departure. In a separate case, another former employee reached a settlement of RMB 660,000. These are isolated incidents and do not reflect a company-wide policy or any IPO-related decision.
Xiaohongshu is facing a new dispute over employee stock option vesting. A former employee said he was dismissed by the company in 2020, eight days before the first 50% of his options were scheduled to vest. People close to Xiaohongshu disputed this claim, saying the vesting date was actually about two months after the employee's departure. The claims remain contested, and it cannot be confirmed that the company has a uniform policy or any decision related to an initial public offering.
In a separate case, another former employee reached a mediation settlement of RMB 660,000 in a similar dispute. These incidents are isolated and do not reflect the company's overall option management arrangements.
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