Executives Fired For Kissing A Subordinate Female Employee At Company...You have to cancel the court
Jun 02, 2025
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According to Hong Kong media South China Morning Post, Lin, who was in charge of production at a foreign shipping company in Qingdao, China, was fired in May 2015 for sexual harassment and abuse of authority against female employees.
The company fired Lin, saying CCTV footage showing her hugging and kissing a female employee, Si, on the stairs of the office is decisive evidence.
However, Lin filed a lawsuit against it, and the first trial court ruled that the dismissal was justified because it judged that the action was inappropriate and violated the company's ethics code.
Mr Lynn immediately appealed. The appeals court later determined that the company failed to provide clear evidence that Mr. Lin used his position to take private interests. It also pointed out that the company demanded high moral standards from senior employees, but this was not a compulsory rule, but only a recommended principle.
Accordingly, the appeals court ruled that it was not possible to use the employee's behavior as a criterion for determining whether the employee's behavior met moral standards.
Mr. Shi also testified in court that he had maintained a 'good relationship' with Mr. Lin and that he had never committed sexual harassment, intimidation, or coercion.
In response, the second trial court ruled that the company should rehire Lin and compensate him for 1.13 million yuan (about 216 million won) in salary generated during the dismissal.
The incident has sparked a heated controversy on social media in mainland China.
Netizens have learned from this case that it is important to properly understand the law and protect their rights", "I don't understand the court's failure to take into account public order and good manners"","In-house love is not the standard for dismissal" give a back reaction.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
