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恐慌症員工不滿驚喜慶生導致病發 怒告公司獲賠353萬港元
19 Apr 2022

 

美國肯塔基州一名患有恐慌症的員工告知公司不要幫他慶祝生日,結果公司忘記了,仍給他一個生日驚喜,導致他病發。他其後怒告公司,獲賠45萬美元(約353萬港元)。

 

美媒報道,事主凱文知道公司有替職員準備生日驚喜的傳統,所以入職時已告知部門經理,不要為他準備任何驚喜,也不要幫他慶生,否則他恐慌症會發作。

 

 

201987日,凱文在午餐時間,被同事驚喜慶生,致他恐慌症發作。他逃離現場後,傳訊息給經理投訴公司沒有正視他的恐慌症問題。

 

不料,凱文不接受慶生及逃離現場的行為,被同事與主管批評並質疑,結果凱文再次恐慌症發作。他被公司要求回家休養2日,數日後收到解僱信,原因是他在慶生會當周行為不當。

 

凱文其後入稟,上月底獲判賠45萬美元。陪審團採納凱文代表律師的意見,認為他在那場慶生後行為大變,是其焦慮導致。

 

資料來源:星島日報

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