A district court awarded a local woman 159,000 yuan ($25,493) in compensation in an appeal against her employer for wrongful termination, Shanghai Pudong New Area People's Court said Monday.
The court determined that the employer, a Singapore-based company, did not provide sufficient evidence to show that woman, surnamed Zhang, 45, broke company policy or repeatedly violated its rules, according to a press release from the court.
The case began in April 2011 after the company, which was not identified, fired Zhang from her position as director of human resources for disclosing employee salaries, which is a violation of company policy.
Believing that the company unfairly dismissed her, Zhang filed a complaint with the local labor arbitration board. The board ruled in her favor.
The company then took Zhang to court to reverse the ruling. However, the Pudong court ruled that the company violated the law when it dismissed Zhang. It ordered the company to rehire her and pay her back salary.
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