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China boss fires worker for sick leave after recording shows him walking 16,000 steps

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.

Chen was seen running to the company’s premises on the day he applied for sick leave. Photo: Shutterstock

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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