The company monitored staff using a WeChat app. Photo: Handout
The company monitored staff using a WeChat app. Photo: Handout

Chinese workers docked pay for walking less than 6,000 steps a day – but they find a hack

  • Employer tracks how many steps its staff walk daily using step counter in WeChat, and makes deductions from their wages
  • Some rig the system by using another device that boosts their total by simulating walking

The company monitored staff using a WeChat app. Photo: Handout
The company monitored staff using a WeChat app. Photo: Handout
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