Chinese man with HIV wins back his job and US$9,000 in lost earnings after year-long fight
Employee refused to accept being dismissed after routine health check revealed he had the virus
A Chinese man who claimed he was unfairly dismissed for having HIV has been reinstated by his former employer and paid 60,000 yuan (US$9,400) in compensation following mediation through a District Court, according to an online news report.
After a year of fighting his case, the man from southwestern Sichuan province – referred to only by the pseudonym Xie Peng – returned to work this month, Cover News reported on Sunday.
Xie started working for the unnamed company on April 7 last year. After successfully completing a one-month probationary period he was told he would be given a full employment contract, and as part of the administration process for that was asked to undergo a routine health check.
When the examination revealed that Xie had HIV, his employer’s attitude changed and on June 9 he was told he would not be getting an employment contract and that he should “go home and take care of his illness”, the report said.
The following month he received a payment of 3,000 yuan to cover his outstanding wages, and then heard no more.