Lawyer: Send the Judge to Prison-Chapter 285: It’s Hard for Us Girls to Be Pregnant—What’s Wrong With Not Working for a Year?
"Our HR department found out... and then fired the female employee."
"As a result, this female employee went to labor arbitration, claiming we unjustly dismissed a pregnant woman and demanded compensation."
"Then the labor arbitration ruled against us."
"After that, a company lawyer sued the female employee, but now the company lost the case."
"Moreover, this female employee has been posting everywhere on Little Red Book and Douyin, attracting a lot of attention. She’s also tarnishing our company’s image, and the momentum is growing. Many people are now attacking our company online." Xue Qingqing said.
Gu Chen didn’t speak after listening.
He understood...
The company’s benefits and salaries are really good now.
But a female employee got pregnant three days after joining, worked for only five days in two months...
Pregnant women are entitled to a certain number of maternity leave days by national regulations.
Who gets pregnant and immediately takes leave?
Working just five days in two months, that’s purely taking a salary and doing nothing.
The company can’t dismiss pregnant women without cause, so there are female employees who exploit this loophole, getting pregnant right after joining, taking leave for pregnancy, and then resigning after the child is born and maternity leave is over....
The female employee works just a few days in total, then draws a year’s salary, and the company loses hundreds of thousands...
Many companies have suffered such losses and find themselves helpless.
So, many employers now ask during recruitment whether the applicant is married or intends to have children...
More and more companies are simply not hiring female employees, because they fear situations like this where female employees get pregnant immediately after joining.
Gu Chen glanced at his phone.
Indeed, the female employee was heavily criticizing the law firm.
There were also many women liking and commenting.
A casually posted video by this female employee even got a hundred thousand likes.
[Support the sister in her lawsuit!]
[Why should the company fire a pregnant woman? This is regulated by national law! If we girls get pregnant, we need to rest and take leave. They should pay the salary, why fire her? The dismissal requires compensation and it must be adequate!]
[This should at least compensate three times the salary. Does this company just fire people casually?]
[Isn’t it? Is this law firm mentally ill, discriminating against pregnant women, or what?]
[Sister, make sure to sue! Stand up for women’s rights!]
[Sister won the lawsuit! I found out who the legal representative of this law firm is! It’s Gu Chen’s law firm!! Isn’t Gu Chen that Lawless Madman who’s been all over the internet lately?]
[Boycott Gu Chen Law Firm! Everyone, don’t go for lawsuits with Gu Chen Law Firm. There are lots of other law firms out there, who would choose such a discriminatory firm?] 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
[Sister really won the lawsuit, what a relief! What about the Lawless Madman, huh? Didn’t he lose the lawsuit too? What’s he pretending?]
[I don’t know what employers mean these days, it’s already hard enough for women to find jobs. Many employers wouldn’t even recruit women, and then they also dismiss pregnant women. On what grounds would they dismiss a pregnant woman when it’s written in law that they can’t be dismissed?]
[Gu Chen Law Firm... A pile of crap!! Must report!]
[Yeah, we girls have a hard time being pregnant, so what if we don’t work for a year? Isn’t resting the right thing? Vomiting a little every three days, vomiting a lot every five days in early pregnancy.]
They say Little Fairy can’t handle adverse situations.
In Wang Zhihao and Zhou Wenjing’s case at the beginning, Little Fairy was pretty enthusiastic too.
But as the case progressed, Little Fairy disappeared without a trace.
These Little Fairies only handle smooth sailing situations, never adverse ones.
For instance, right now, they’re jumping out again.
Gu Chen said, "Now the conditions for hiring women by employers are harsh because many women exploit this legal loophole, getting pregnant right after joining and then needing rest and leave. Once the leave is over, they resign. Companies usually hire only a few people, so if a female employee gets pregnant, others have to take over her work, and the company has to bear that loss."
"I used to only see this kind of thing online, I never expected it to happen in my own company today. What’s this female employee’s name?" Gu Chen asked.
Xue Qingqing replied, "Her name is Zhou Xiaoyan."
Gu Chen nodded, "Hmm, got it, it’s okay, there’s no need to blame the HR department. If we have pregnant women in the company, they still need to get their due leave and benefits. Maternity leave must be granted, and we can’t dismiss her just because she’s pregnant."
"Normal pregnant women can work early in pregnancy, and if they occasionally need leave, the company will approve it. Our company won’t discriminate against pregnant women; leave in late pregnancy is also fine."
"But someone like Zhou Xiaoyan who joins to exploit this loophole, not wanting to work even a day and leaving after maternity leave, must be fired. The HR department did nothing wrong."
Xue Qingqing nodded, indicating she understood.
The boss is just such a person...like what she had in mind.
That’s precisely why Xue Qingqing admires the boss so much.
She’s willing to stay by the boss’s side.
"Boss, should I have the lawyer from Fangda Law Firm handle this case? I know an excellent lawyer there, Gao Yong. If he handles it, we probably won’t lose, and we can save on attorney fees. What do you think?" Xue Qingqing asked.
Gu Chen said, "What, am I not good at handling lawsuits?"
Xue Qingqing tugged at Gu Chen’s sleeve, "But boss, you’re already so tired. I want you to rest. You can rest for a few days and spend time with me. Gao Yong can take care of the lawsuit; he’s a top lawyer at Fangda. He’ll handle the second trial with no problem! Some of our firm’s lawyers are still new, so it’s normal they lost the case."
"I’m sure Gao Yong would be willing, no matter how busy he is. I can get him to handle the lawsuit." Xue Qingqing said with a sweet smile.
Gu Chen said, "No worries, this case is easy to handle, I can settle it in a few words. Notify the company, let’s proceed with the second trial. I’ll be the defense lawyer. We’ll take a trip back to Yun City, and once the case is over, we’ll see how Wang Zhihao and Tian Xinyu’s case is decided."
Xue Qingqing was a bit worried, "Boss, but I want you to rest. You’re working so hard, it pains me. You haven’t rested much at all; you research evidence every day and get up early. But you’re the boss... We can have others handle the lawsuits."
Gu Chen patted Xue Qingqing on the head, "Alright, alright, it’s fine. I’m the law firm’s boss and also a lawyer, handling lawsuits is normal. That’s settled, come back to Yun City with me and see when the second trial can be held."
Xue Qingqing obediently nodded and went to arrange things immediately.
