Dispute over Illegal Termination of Probationary Employment at an Advertising Company in Xiamen

Plaintiff Zhang joined Defendant Xiamen [Name] Advertising Co., Ltd. on 2024/1/10 as a designer. The parties entered into a written labor contract with a term of 3 years, including a probationary period of 3 months. The monthly salary during probation was 10000 yuan, and the regular monthly salary after confirmation was 12000 yuan. On 2024/3/5, Defendant issued a "Notice of Termination of Labor Contract" to Plaintiff, terminating the contract unilaterally on the grounds that Plaintiff did not meet the recruitment conditions during the probationary period, without paying any severance compensation. Plaintiff contends that Defendant's termination lacked legal basis and constituted an illegal termination. Consequently, Plaintiff filed for arbitration with the Xiamen Labor and Personnel Dispute Arbitration Commission, requesting Defendant to pay compensation for illegal termination in the amount of 10000 yuan. The Arbitration Commission ruled in favor of Plaintiff's claim. Dissatisfied with the ruling, Defendant has now filed a lawsuit in court.

The court ruled that the defendant, Xiamen [Name] Advertising Co., Ltd., shall pay the plaintiff, Zhang [Name], compensation for illegal termination of employment in the amount of 10000 yuan within ten days from the effective date of this judgment. The defendant shall bear all litigation costs for this case.