CHANGZHI, CHINA — A branch office of Shanxi Rural Credit Cooperatives is under investigation in China for publically spanking its employees. <br /> <br />The firm said Monday it is looking into the incident, which occurred at a branch in Changzhi, China, and is considering monetary compensation for spanked employees. <br /> <br />A video of the spanking went viral online. It features a trainer spanking employees on stage with a plank for not exceeding expectations. <br /> <br />“Why you ranked the lowest today?” the trainer is caught on tape asking the employees, to which each answered, “Because I have not exceeded myself.” <br /> <br />The trainer then spanks each from behind. One employee can be seen in such apparent unbearable pain that she jumps out of formation. <br /> <br />Trainers also reportedly cut their employees’ hair for not performing well. <br /> <br />An announcement made by the Shanxi Rural Credit Cooperatives said that this was a “Breakthrough in Performance” training session for their employees. <br /> <br />The trainers were hired from the Hongfeng Leadership Academy in Shanghai. <br /> <br />The bank said it has stopped the training session, asked the Leadership Academy and its trainer to openly apologize, and has suspended several managers from the branch.
