News Forum - Bangkok employee sacked for “sleeping” at work when he actually fainted

[Thaiger]

A Bangkok sales assistant has been fired after he fainted on the job, and his colleague sent a photo of him unconscious to his boss, Thai media reported this week. Upon seeing the photo, the boss believed the employee had been sleeping on the job. The man who fainted, 22 year old Srithanalert, had worked as a sales assistant for a furniture shop. He says he suffers from insomnia. On August 21, the day of the incident, Srithanalert hadn’t eaten, and had been working continuously at cutting a carpet. At around 11am, he told his colleagues he was going to […]

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[Ramanathan.P]

If an employee had medical conditions then it should be properly declared during the interview and duly analyzed and documented. Hiding health related issues from employer itself is a punishable as per employment act. 

[jobapps]

im not sure insomnia is a health condition, recent research shows bad sleep is a common problem across all of society.  Sounds like he just needed dinner really. Besides you think he'd get the job if he admitted that .... no one in any country admits a health problem at an interview

Edited September 14, 2022 by jobapps

[BJoe]

Sorry, but if you've a medical condition which prevents you from performing the duties of your job, then you shouldn’t be working there.  And….Three strikes before any punitive action is Bull-poop.

[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

 it's not "fainting" when you are unable to stay awake.

[Thai3rdworld]

So lets know name of business..ah Thailand with its archiac defamation laws we cant know

[Mazz11]

He should have 'fainted' on one of the beds.

Great advertising for the comfort of the products on sale.

[HiuMak]

Could have a long night the night before