On January 3, a Miss Liang in Changsha, Hunan Province, said that her 30-year-old sister returned home after 35 days of business trips and 71 hours of overtime, and died suddenly at home two days later, suspected to be caused by overwork. My sister's company believes that the company is on adjustable leave, and it is difficult to determine whether the employee's death has a certain relationship with the company, and it is recommended that the family take legal channels. The police said that the mediation between the two sides has not been successful so far.
According to comprehensive media reports, Ms. Liang said that her sister traveled 35 days and worked 71 hours of overtime between November and December 2023, and my sister died on December 17, 2023, and she worked for a company in Hunan Province, which allowed her to travel for many days in a row.
She said that she was on a business trip in Guizhou, because she was on a long-term business trip to work overtime, resulting in a very tired body, and repeatedly applied to the company for manpower assistance, although the company agreed but did not add people, on December 15, she took sick leave to return home to rest, and died suddenly at home on December 17, and her application for 71 hours of overtime was approved by the company.
The relevant person in charge of the company said that the company does have overtime, and things at work may be concentrated in one stage, and it may be necessary to work overtime, and then take time off, which is basically the general situation, and we are also willing to give the family a little compensation based on humanitarianism, the problem is that the amount they ask for is too high, and both parties have the responsibility to recognize the difference.
Qiu Lingyun, a lawyer in Hunan, pointed out that the company's long hours of overtime violated the relevant provisions of the labor law, and the family could ask the employer to give the employer non-work-related death benefits.