The sacking of Chinese man who was found to have walked 16,000 steps after applying for sick leave because of foot pain has ignited a heated discussion about employees’ rights.
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An official social media account of the Ministry of Justice published details of the 2019 case on October 29.
The man, surnamed Chen, who worked at a company in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, applied twice for sick leave for a back strain he suffered at work in February and March, providing a hospital diagnosis as evidence.
He came back to work after resting for about a month.
But after working for half a day, he applied for sick leave again, this time for pain in his right foot.
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