Chinese Company Ditches Year-End Bonus for Exercise-Based Reward
- Guangdong Dongpo Paper assigns bonuses according to miles run
- Policy triggers skepticism, doubt from social media users
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This may be the time of year for holiday bonuses, but a Chinese paper maker has decided to scrap annual payouts for something healthier — a monthly cash reward based on how much its employees exercise.
Guangdong Dongpo Paper, based in the southern industrial hub of Guangdong province, is set to distribute bonuses according to a monthly tabulation of how far each employee jogs, the state-owned Guangzhou Daily reported.