Beijing, March 9. The story of a Chinese woman leaving her job because of the “happy donation” system that prevailed in the company for which she was employed went viral today on the Asian giant’s social networks.
The woman discovered the system of “happy gifts”, considered by many Internet users as disguised fines, shortly after starting to work in a company in Canton (south), which immediately caused her to resign, according to several local media .
On the first day at the office, they gave him a document in which they specified “happy gifts” ranging between 10 yuan (1.4 dollars, 1.3 euros) and 1,000 yuan (143.4 dollars, 135.9 euros). ) in the most varied situations.
Some of the actions that would result in the payment of different amounts include not cleaning the office after finishing the work day, using the work computer for chatting or watching videos, or not shutting down the computer at the end of the day.
“I ran away immediately after reading the document,” said the employee of a story that went viral on Weibo – the equivalent of Twitter, censored in China – with more than a million views.
Chinese law states that if an employee is late for or absent from work, the company can only deduct the salary for the period of absence.
“Workers have the right to refuse the company’s mandatory ‘donation’ and demand the return of the amount ‘given’,” lawyer Yuan Yayang told CCTV.
Yuan added that while the reward and punishment system is “essentially company rules and regulations,” it must be “reasonable and legal.”
“For example, some companies stipulate the number of times to go to the bathroom, which obviously violates common sense in life and lacks rationality,” the lawyer said.
“This type of lying business has no future, so get out of there ASAP!” one Weibo user pointed out in one of the top rated comments. EFE
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