A man in China, who was tired after working late, fell asleep on his desk. He took a nap for an hour, which caught the attention of senior at the workplace, leaving to his termination. Taking a nap when there were tasks at had obviously wasn't approved, but got him fired from his job. But the same activity made him receive 350,000 yuan, which is equivalent to around Rs 40,00,000 later. Wondering how? We have you covered.

1-hour nap at work

Identified as Zhang, a department manager at a chemical company in Taixing in southeastern China, felt exhausted when he extended his working hours to midnight due to in-hand tasks.

A WeChat conversation that was accessed by local news outlets, read an HR staff's message to him: “Manager Zhang, how long did you nap that day?” to which he replied: “About an hour or so".

It was noted that he dozed off for an hour, affecting his pending work. This led to the company's HR looking into the matter and dismissing him for the job.

Zhang takes legal action

Zhang's case didn't end there, rather it saw a significant twist.

The Chinese employee approached the court and sued the company for firing him after he took a nap at the office.

Zhang filed a lawsuit against the company and let the court evaluate his case through a legal procedure. The court's judgement came in favour of the employee.

Awarded compensation

He was awarded 350,000 yuan (US$48,000) in compensation, according to reports, which the quoted Ju Qi, a judge at the Taixing People’s Court as saying, "Sleeping on the job was a first-time offence and did not result in serious harm to the company".

While evaluating the case, the court reportedly considered the company's policies and regulations, but pointed out that Zhang's actions weren't substantial to terminate him altogether.