Chinese restaurant forces staff to kneel in public square and chant appreciation to their bosses
Chain of eateries reportedly intends plans to share video footage of ceremony with other outlets to promote “corporate culture”
A restaurant in northeastern China made employees kneel on the ground and show gratitude to their bosses, an act that many residents saw as insulting to the workers, mainland media reported.
A picture carried by the Liaoshen Evening News showed a dozen waiters, all wearing red uniforms, kowtowing to the restaurant managers in a public square in the centre of Shenyang city in Liaoning province.
According to the report, the workers chanted: “Thank you boss! Thank you for giving me the job”.
Another 50 employees watched from the sidelines. The restaurant had assigned a person to record the entire “boss-thanking ceremony” on video.
One local resident was quoted as saying the restaurant chain planned to share the footage with other outlets, in order to promote “corporate culture”.
But many residents blamed the employer for lacking respect for its workers, with some saying the move might be against the labour law.
