A former employee of a drinks shop in Taiwan has received her final salary of NT$6,972 (US$215) entirely in coins of mixed denominations following a dispute with her employer.
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The boss said the method of payment was justified as a “shock education” to the woman, sparking a fierce debate online.
The incident unfolded when a 19-year-old woman, surnamed Liu, based in Tainan said on social media that her employer handed her a plastic bag of coins as her final pay of NT$6,972 upon her resignation.
According to EBC News, the salary included NT$1 coins, NT$5 coins, and NT$10 coins, which took her an hour to deposit at the bank.
“I even found that NT$20 (60 US cents) was missing and confronted the employer, who joked to others, ‘There’s a beggar here, give her NT$20,’” Liu said.
The shop owner justified her actions saying they were a form of “shock education,” claiming it was in response to her alleged poor attitude towards colleagues and repeated absence from work.