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A finance professional fired over watching pornography at work said it was because his computer was infected by a Trojan virus

The Shanghai High Court reported that a 41-year-old financial services professional was fired after watching pornography at work.Oscar WongA 41-year-old client manager was fired for browsing adult content at work, but said it wasn't him.The Shanghai man blamed a virus that infected his computer or his own colleagues, per the local court.He sued his employer for wrongful termination, and wanted $43,000 in damages.A financial services worker in Shanghai who was fired for browsing pornographic websites at work has sued his former employer, blaming a virus that infected his computer.The 41-year-old client relationship manager, identified by the municipal high court by his surname Yang, sought $43,000 in damages and said his contract was wrongfully terminated, authorities said in a report on Thursday.Chinese courts do not typically name prosecutors and defendants in full for civil cases that are not high-profile.Yang had worked for five years under his employer and earned about $2,360 a month until he was fired in August 2022, per the Shanghai High Court.The average monthly salary in urban Shanghai was around $1,700 that year, according to the latest government statistics.Yang's employer said that Yang had breached his contract — which prohibits employees from consuming pornography at work — by accessing "little movies" on his work computer.

 

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