Zhao Linlin, who works as a store administrator in a chain supermarket in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, has 38 top work groups on WeChat. In March last year, overwhelmed by the workload, Zhao Linlin chose to leave her job and applied for overtime pay.
After court mediation, the company paid her overtime pay of 8,400 yuan. It is difficult to determine whether replying to messages in a WeChat group counts as overtime work. Experts suggest that employees should be given the right to request leave online.