Ex-GSK China staff seek compensation for illegal dismissal

A Chinese national flag is seen in front of a GlaxoSmithKline office building in ShanghaiBy Li Hui and Adam Jourdan BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Three former Chinese employees of GlaxoSmithKline PLC GSK.L, which is embroiled in a long-running corruption probe in China, are seeking compensation for illegal dismissal from their jobs, a lawyer representing them told Reuters. The plaintiffs are seeking two months' pay for each year of their employment from Britain's biggest drugmaker for dismissing them between April and May for expenses that were "not compliant with company regulation," Shanghai-based Liu Feng said.