Case Analysis (14): How do you make the decision?
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This post was last edited by slll611 on 2016-3-23 at 20:20. Qi is a salesperson at an electrical appliance sales company, specializing in sales work. In May 2012, Qi, with the aim of contacting and acquiring new customers, and with the tacit approval of the sales manager, accompanied three client representatives to sign up for a recreational competition. During the floating bridge event, he accidentally fell from the wooden bridge and suffered paraplegia as a result. The company believes that competitive games are forms of entertainment, and Qi suffered an injury due to his own carelessness during the game, so it should not be considered a work-related injury. Yuan Fang, how do you make your judgment?
It’s a bit difficult to define; personally, I think it should be considered a work-related injury.
The sales manager’s tacit approval cannot serve as a legal basis. It should not be considered a work-related injury
Qi is a salesperson at an electrical appliance sales company, specializing in sales work. Qi accompanied three client representatives to sign up for the amusement competition in order to maintain and expand business relationships with those clients. He participated in this activity for the benefit of the company, not for personal enjoyment, and he had the approval of the sales manager; therefore, it should be considered a work-related injury.
It should be considered an occupational injury; activities that have been approved upon request should be regarded as work
It should be considered an occupational injury, an injury sustained while working for the company.
It’s difficult to give an opinion; it was a recreational competition attended with the approval of management in order to complete company tasks, and it constitutes an extension of work, thus it should be considered an occupational injury； However, this behavior of playing with customers carries the appearance of bribery and is not encouraged. If it were to be recognized as a work-related injury, it would contribute to the spread of unhealthy practices and hinder the establishment of a fair competitive market order; from this perspective, it should not be considered a work-related injury. In my opinion, it cannot be classified as such.
As a salesperson, communicating with customers is part of the job, so it counts as work-related injury.