Overview

• Wang, who worked as an engineer from July 2020 to June 2023, sued his former employer after mandatory after-hours online training sessions went unpaid
• His arbitration request for more than 80,000 yuan in overtime was dismissed by the labor office, prompting him to escalate the case to court
• The Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court found the compulsory sessions infringed on personal time and ordered the company to pay 19,000 yuan
• Workers’ Daily hailed the decision as a landmark enforcement of digital labor rights and the verdict has drawn widespread public support
• The ruling highlights the value of digital attendance records and may spur broader enforcement of overtime regulations in China’s app-driven workplaces