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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Jaja Agpalo

EVA Air Scandal: Heartless or Clueless? Company Asked 'Dead' Employee to Justify Leave During Own Funeral

On a day already shrouded in grief, as a family prepared to lay their loved one to rest, the cold chime of a text message shattered the solemn atmosphere. The message was not one of condolence or support, but a bureaucratic demand from an employer seemingly oblivious to the tragedy that had unfolded.

It was a moment of profound corporate insensitivity from EVA Air that would soon explode into a public relations nightmare, sparking a fierce debate about corporate empathy and the human cost of rigid, unfeeling policies.

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