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The family of a 29-year-old intern, who was filmed being repeatedly slapped by his boss at a software company, is demanding for $100,000 in compensation for lost wages over the years.
According to Lianhe Wanbao, the intern joined the firm at Jurong East three years ago as an undergraduate. He was paid $500 a month and not given any benefits or leave days.
When he graduated from university, the intern continued to work for the company under the same pay, still without a contract or any benefits.
His family said that he often returned home late and also turned up at work even when he was ill.
According to the intern, his supervisor, identified only as Alan, had physically and verbally abused him from time to time. However, he said that the worst incident was the one secretly recorded and shared online.
When asked, the intern told a Wanbao reporter that he did not leave the job as he liked it very much and learned many new things while at it. He also said that he felt like he could not leave because there were always projects that he had to finish.
Despite that, the intern had tried to resign once in 2012 but was told not to leave as the office was shorthanded.
When he asked for a pay raise, he was told by his supervisor that his performance was not up to scratch and that he did not have enough experience.
The intern and his family went to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) offices today to file an official complaint against Alan.
They told the Chinese daily that they had asked for a $100,000 compensation to make up for wages lost over the years.
When asked what he was most grateful to Alan for, the intern said that Alan had allowed him to take paid-leave when his grandmother passed away.
He said he initially denied being the victim in the video because he did not want the incident to affect Alan's family.
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