India, July 25 -- A man in Beijing has successfully won a lawsuit against his former employer over unpaid overtime, after the company required him to repeatedly attend online training sessions outside working hours, according to a report by South China Morning Post (SCMP).

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The man, referred to as Wang, joined an engineering company in Beijing in July 2020 and worked there until his termination in June 2023. Although the report does not disclose his salary, Wang claimed that he was routinely made to attend after-hours training through platforms such as Ding Ding and WeChat.

Wang initially filed for arbitration, demandi...