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WiseTech chair alleges ‘threat of violence’ against CEO

WiseTech’s founder and chair, Richard White, wrote to staff late on Sunday evening to allege there had been “personal attacks, vitriol, and deeply offensive behaviour in group chats” regarding the restructure of the software company due to AI.

No final decisions will be made about any individual roles until the relevant requirements for each local jurisdiction have been met.

We recognise that a process of this scale, nature and complexity creates uncertainty for our people. We’ve taken a careful, deliberate approach to ensure our decisions are well informed and made with full regard to our business and our people.