Frequent Lateness, Can You Terminate the Employment Contract?
Fu was late for more than 70 times within 10 months after he was onboard. The company terminated the employment contract with the reason that Fu had committed a serious breach of the company’s rules and regulations. Fu filed a lawsuit against the company. The court held that the company knew that Fu had been late for work very frequently for a long time, but it had not punished Fu in accordance with the “Employee Handbook”, which indicated that the attendance was not a factor in the evluation of employees’ performance. The court decided that the company had terminated the…