India, April 13 -- A woman in southern China was terminated from her job for leaving work just one minute early on six separate days in a month. She took the matter to the courts and won the lawsuit against her employer, reported the South China Morning Post.

The woman, identified by her surname Wang, had been employed for three years at a company based in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. She said she had maintained "a rather good performance record" throughout her time there.

Her termination came after a call from the company's HR manager, who informed her that surveillance footage showed she had left her desk slightly ahead of schedule on six occasions. Wang decided to file a complaint with the local labour authority and also took legal...