Chinese company fined US$7,560 after forcing newly pregnant staff to work overnight shifts and firing her for falling asleep

by dozing off four times during the overnight shift, according to news portal btime.com.

, our new platform of curated content with explainers, FAQs, analyses and infographics brought to you by our award-winning team.when they fired herA Chinese court said it was unreasonable to fire the woman for dozing off when there were few cars entering the car park. Photo: Weibo Xiaoyi filed a complaint with an arbitration court that ordered the company to pay her 48,146 yuan, or 14 times her monthly salary of 3,439 yuan

It added that because Xiaoyi was in the early stages of her pregnancy, her sleeping behaviour would have been justified.Story continues

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