Recently, the penalty notice issued by a technology company in Zhuhai, Guangdong triggered heated discussions across the Internet. An employee during the probationary period was deemed by the company to be off-duty because he stayed in the bathroom for a long time during work, playing with his mobile phone and doing things unrelated to work. He was eventually deducted 200 yuan from his performance and terminated his labor contract.
What caused even more controversy was that the penalty notice, which was stamped with the company's official seal, directly attached real-life photos of the employee playing with his mobile phone in the toilet, and publicly criticized the employee. This move was questioned by a large number of netizens.
Many netizens believe that the toilet is a private space. The company is suspected of installing surveillance cameras without permission to secretly photograph employees, which seriously infringes on personal privacy rights. The management method is simple, rough and non-compliant.
In the face of public controversy, the company's legal representative responded: The content of the "Notice" reported online is true, but the company did not install surveillance cameras in the toilets. The relevant pictures were taken through the crack of the door after the company management discovered that the employee involved was playing with his mobile phone in the toilet.
According to his introduction, the employees who were punished were still in the probation period and could not often be found.
In response to false information on the Internet such as "the company installed surveillance cameras in the toilets", the legal person said that employees of the company's administrative department had gone to the police station to call the police and file a report.
