Chinese teacher who teaches online, earns 200,000 baht, wins the case of being fired because a cat appeared on the screen
18 Aug. BBC An art teacher in Guangzhou, China, reportedly won a claim for 40,000 yuan (regarding 210,000 baht) in compensation in an unfair dismissal case. After a pet cat shows up in an online class
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The incident occurred in June last year in the teacher’s livestream class. which is known only by the surname “Luo” and between Teacher Luo’s cat jumps into the camera’s livestream five times. Later, an educational technology company that runs online classes decides to fire Teacher Luo. By citing the reason that the cat suddenly appeared on the screen.
The Guangzhou Daily newspaper reported that The company stated that Teacher Luo participated in the activity. “non-teaching” in online classes And it was also 10 minutes later than the previous class. Later, Luo appealed the dismissal decision in the arbitration class. But the company refused to accept the unfair compensation order for Luo’s dismissal. and protested the compensation order in court.
However, China’s official central radio network, Central Radio Network, reported that a judge from the Guangzhou Tianhe People’s Court said: If the employer wants employees to work from home You shouldn’t have the same expectations as working in a company.
“Employers’ rules should not only be consistent with the law. But it should also be fair and reasonable,” the judge said.
