Employees at an education and training institution who made mistakes were punished by being forced to kneel and crawl on the ground like dogs. In some cases, teachers were made to do 400 squats as corporal punishment and were required to record videos as proof, which has drawn public attention.
According to Chinese media outlets ‘Xiaoxiang Morning News’ and ‘Jimu News,’ a training institution in Tianjin, China, has been accused of punishing employees with the 'dog crawl.' A former employee claimed she was forced to crawl more than 50 laps, and those wishing to resign were demanded to pay a penalty for breach of contract, sparking public concern.
On July 2, the netizen ‘Xiaobao’ who exposed the issue told a reporter from ‘Xiaoxiang Morning News’ that she started working at a training institution in Beichen District, Tianjin, last year. Initially, there were no issues, but after two months, the company began to use corporal punishment, with the 'dog crawl' being one of the punishments.
“If an employee made a mistake, they would require them to kneel on the ground and crawl like a dog, with both knees touching the floor. Squatting and crawling would not be acceptable. Employees had to crawl around the campus, which is small and indoors.”
Xiaobao also said that every employee had been subjected to corporal punishment, and she herself had also been punished once.
“The boss brainwashed older employees and would even personally demonstrate by saying, ‘If the founder can kneel down and crawl, why can’t you?’ As for new teachers, most were just graduates without prior experience, and would doubt themselves if they hesitated to follow along.”
Xiaobao said that even though it was her first job, she immediately decided to resign after this, but three managers surrounded and berated her, calling her irresponsible.
Xiaobao explained that the reason she only exposed this now, after more than half a year, is because the company withheld over 1,000 yuan (about 590 Malaysian Ringgit) from her when she left, claiming it was to buy gifts for kids. Recently, her friend successfully won a labor arbitration case, so she wants to get her money back as well and hopes the relevant authorities will punish the company.
Xiaobao said she did not seek labor arbitration at the time because she was threatened by the company and worried she could not win in court.
Besides the 'dog crawl,' some teachers were punished with 400 squats for mistakes, or were forced to sign 'guarantee letters' promising to compensate the company ten or twenty thousand yuan if they reoffend. For those wishing to resign, the boss would threaten them with penalties for breach of contract, such as demanding 20,000 yuan if they leave within two years.
Staff at the local police station told ‘Xiaoxiang Morning News’ that they had received the incident report around noon and had responded, but since the incident occurred last year, it is now beyond the prosecution period.
“We went to the company to verify, took a look, and called the person in charge to confirm. There is no longer any corporal punishment. If such practices were still occurring, employees could also call the police now.” The reporter repeatedly called the institution and the person in charge, but as of the time of publishing, the calls had not gone through.
According to Chinese media outlets ‘Xiaoxiang Morning News’ and ‘Jimu News,’ a training institution in Tianjin, China, has been accused of punishing employees with the 'dog crawl.' A former employee claimed she was forced to crawl more than 50 laps, and those wishing to resign were demanded to pay a penalty for breach of contract, sparking public concern.
On July 2, the netizen ‘Xiaobao’ who exposed the issue told a reporter from ‘Xiaoxiang Morning News’ that she started working at a training institution in Beichen District, Tianjin, last year. Initially, there were no issues, but after two months, the company began to use corporal punishment, with the 'dog crawl' being one of the punishments.
“If an employee made a mistake, they would require them to kneel on the ground and crawl like a dog, with both knees touching the floor. Squatting and crawling would not be acceptable. Employees had to crawl around the campus, which is small and indoors.”
Xiaobao also said that every employee had been subjected to corporal punishment, and she herself had also been punished once.
“The boss brainwashed older employees and would even personally demonstrate by saying, ‘If the founder can kneel down and crawl, why can’t you?’ As for new teachers, most were just graduates without prior experience, and would doubt themselves if they hesitated to follow along.”
Xiaobao said that even though it was her first job, she immediately decided to resign after this, but three managers surrounded and berated her, calling her irresponsible.
Xiaobao explained that the reason she only exposed this now, after more than half a year, is because the company withheld over 1,000 yuan (about 590 Malaysian Ringgit) from her when she left, claiming it was to buy gifts for kids. Recently, her friend successfully won a labor arbitration case, so she wants to get her money back as well and hopes the relevant authorities will punish the company.
Xiaobao said she did not seek labor arbitration at the time because she was threatened by the company and worried she could not win in court.
Besides the 'dog crawl,' some teachers were punished with 400 squats for mistakes, or were forced to sign 'guarantee letters' promising to compensate the company ten or twenty thousand yuan if they reoffend. For those wishing to resign, the boss would threaten them with penalties for breach of contract, such as demanding 20,000 yuan if they leave within two years.
Staff at the local police station told ‘Xiaoxiang Morning News’ that they had received the incident report around noon and had responded, but since the incident occurred last year, it is now beyond the prosecution period.
“We went to the company to verify, took a look, and called the person in charge to confirm. There is no longer any corporal punishment. If such practices were still occurring, employees could also call the police now.” The reporter repeatedly called the institution and the person in charge, but as of the time of publishing, the calls had not gone through.