Malaysian woman claims boss demands live location during leave as proof of holiday
The woman, known as @_nnadrahhh on a social media platform, posted on June 10 asking if her superior's leave location request was 'normal'.
She said her boss even demanded the location information if they were overseas.
The woman's boss said if employees did not provide live location details, their leave application would be marked 'pending'. Photo: Shutterstock
The superior added that it was a 'new rule' of the company and people who failed to share their live locations would be marked as 'absent', even if they had applied for annual leave.
The woman said her superior would keep applications pending until the live location was shared.
According to her posts, the woman travelled to an island off Malaysia.
She did not reveal the name or location of her employer.
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