Firm threatens to fine workers for unapproved pregnancies
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A COMPANY in central China’s Henan Province plans to demand its employees seek approval to get pregnant and fine those who conceive a child without permission, reports said, provoking a media firestorm yesterday.
“Only married female workers who have worked for the company for more than one year can apply for a place on the birth planning schedule,” read a policy distributed by a credit cooperative in the city of Jiaozuo, Henan.
“The employee must strictly stick to the birth plan once it is approved,” it said.
“Those who get pregnant in violation of the plan such that their work is affected will be fined 1,000 yuan (US$160),” it added.
News portal thepaper.cn published a screen shot of the document, adding that a company representative had admitted the lender sent the notice, but said it was only a draft seeking employees’ comment.
Violators will not be considered for promotion or awards, and their incentives and year-end bonuses will be canceled “if their pregnancy severely hindered their work,” the policy said.
The circular triggered scathing criticism from local media.
The company “does not regard its employees as living human beings, instead it treats them as working tools on the production line,” said China Youth Daily.
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