Even though she had a fever and needed time off, she chose to stay and work, but still faced criticism, punitive measures
A human resources supervisor in southeastern China triggered widespread public outrage and initiated a government investigation after verbally insulting an employee who requested sick leave for a fever, labelling her “too weak” and suggesting she seek psychiatric help.
The controversy gained public attention on June 5, when a female employee – whose identity remains undisclosed – shared on social media that she had been verbally abused by her employer after asking for sick leave due to a fever.
The company, Vision Entertainment, founded in 2018 and based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, operates as a multichannel network service provider in the live-streaming e-commerce industry.
According to her post, she developed a fever of 37.9 degrees Celsius and asked her human resources supervisor, surnamed Huang, for just one hour of sick leave.
