Man in China doesn't invite his own mum to his wedding, gets fired, the boss then gives the man's mum a job

The boss of a company in China said he had previously fired an employee for allegedly refusing to invite his own mother to his wedding as he felt ashamed of her appearance.

Sin Chew Daily reported that the founder of Henan Mining Crane Co. Ltd, Cui Peijun (transliterated), was said to be an extremely generous boss known for distributing year-end bonuses exceeding 100 million yuan (over S$19 million) for two consecutive years.

Special summer internship training programme

On Jul. 21, the company launched a special summer internship training programme for its employees' children and recruited a total of 331 students, finance.sina.com reported.

At the launch ceremony, Cui told students that giving back to parents and being filial to them was the foundation of being a good person.

A person who cannot even uphold the most basic filial piety does not deserve the respect of a company or others, he said.

Didn't let mother attend wedding, got fired

He then recounted how one of his employees got married, but Cui saw her sitting in the shade next to the factory during the ceremony, Sin Chew reported.

When Cui asked the employee why his mother did not attend the wedding, the employee allegedly responded: "Because my mother's face is not good-looking, I'm afraid she will embarrass me."

According to sohu.com, this made Cui very angry and he told the employee: "You lost your father when you were two years old, and this is how you treat your mother?"

He then fired the employee on the spot.

Gives mother a job

After the employee realised how difficult it was to find a job, and how well he was being paid at the company, he returned to Cui's office.

He then knelt down and begged for another chance.

However, Cui refused, reportedly telling the employee he looked down on him and he had to leave.

Cui then arranged for the employee's mother, who had retired from a workshop, to work in the logistics department.

He matched her past salary.

Debate

Following this, some commenters strongly agreed with the company culture and acknowledged that while skills can be developed in the workplace, character is difficult to change.

However, others pointed out that though companies may promote values, filial piety falls under personal morality.

If an employee has not made mistakes in their work, dismissing them for such reasons could possibly be deemed an infringement of workers' rights.