An engineer in eastern China has been fired for taking frequent bathroom breaks that lasted longer than an hour despite his claims that he was suffering from haemorrhoids.
The man, surnamed Li from Jiangsu province, was let go for taking 14 bathroom breaks, the longest of which lasted four hours, in a month between April and May 2024.
The case was reported by the Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions recently after the man took the company to court for illegal termination of an employment contract.
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Li showed haemorrhoid medicine his partner bought online in May and June last year and his inpatient surgery records from January this year.
Li then sued the company, asking for 320,000 yuan (US$45,000) in compensation for the illegal termination of a contract.
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