China woman fired for leaving work a minute early 6 times in year wins unfair dismissal case
Court rules that worker with ‘rather good performance record’ should be paid compensation, decision to dismiss her lacked ‘evidence’
A labour lawsuit involving a woman in southern China, who was fired by her employer because she left work a minute early on six days in a month, has sparked a heated discussion about tough bosses on social media.
The employee, surnamed Wang, took the company, based in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, to court at the beginning of this year, the New Express reported.
A local court recently ruled that her former employer, whose name was not disclosed, had sacked her illegally and should pay her compensation, the amount of which is not clear.
Wang said she had worked for the company for three years, and had a “rather good performance record”.
At the end of last year, a human resources manager called Wang, telling her that office surveillance records showed she had left her desk one minute earlier than the designated time for six days in a month of the year.
Wang lodged a complaint with the local labour rights authority, and sued the company.