Employees who left work a minute early for 6 days, what are the results of the lawsuit?

Apr 14, 2025

Employees who left work a minute early for 6 days, what are the results of the lawsuit?
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A female office worker in China was fired for leaving work a minute earlier for six days a month, sparking controversy.

According to Hong Kong media South China Morning Post, Wang, a woman who used to work for a company based in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, filed a lawsuit against the company when she was fired for this reason.

Wang, who worked for the company for three years, was an excellent employee with a fairly high performance.




However, at the end of last year, a human resources manager called Wang and said that the office records showed that he left the office a minute earlier than the designated closing time for six days of the month. Since then, she has reportedly taken steps to dismiss her.

Wang filed a complaint with the local labor authorities and filed a lawsuit against the company.

The court pointed out that although Wang left work a minute earlier than her work schedule, it was not reasonable to conclude that she left work "early".




In addition, the company did not warn her or urge her to correct her actions"It is not appropriate for an employer to suddenly fire her." At the same time, he ruled that the employer should pay compensation for the illegal dismissal, but the amount is unknown.

Netizens should be paid allowances to employees who come to work early, according to the company's logic", "It should be punished more strictly." give a back reaction.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.