April 29, 2007

blogger dies, NZ company negligent?

Pink Mayflower (RIP) said:

If I quit now, I've got to pay back 1 mth's salary. Not worth it. If i quit after May, it won't be so bad. But I don't know if my health can tolerate til then. My mom's really worried & I can't do much to get less worried. Cos my focus was to earn lots of $. I really thought I was able to do everything, that I can be supergirl as well, but my health is worsening at a fast rate. Vitamin M(oney) isn't gonna cure my health. Just yesterday, I received an email from my job agency saying that a contract staff who's working in HP as well, passed away from heart attack, leaving his wife & kids... deja vu? coincidental? a warning sign?

Recommended by Anonymous Coward: "Was there a breach in standard of care by the NZ company resulting in the death of May Leong?"

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Submitted by Anonymous Coward on April 29//12:34pm and published by jseng :: 2697 reads | trackback (4)
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Trackback from Time is Life:

Today 23rd April 2007 I stand here to commemorate the loss of a great friend -- May Leong Bai Yen. ...

Trackback from HP staff die due to overwork!:

Her cause of death was mainly due to overwork. Doctor said that she sat down for too long a time and a blood clot formed at her legs. When she tried to stand up, the blood actually shot to her heart, causing her to collapse....

It's not an NZ company. It's HP in Singapore and she was Partner Mgr (contract staff) for partners in NZ which is 4 - 5 hrs ahead of S'pore. I believe that some employers in SG are exploiting their workers especially with the threat of cheaper FT around. I have heard of cases where work has been "outsourced" ; staff have moved to the outsourcer and working longer hours for less pay.

Oh, I am a little lost. The blog belongs to Pink Mayflower who is May Leong? So May got an email from her agency saying that someone passed away and now she's passed away as well? Oh goodness. :(

Posted by Anonymous Coward** on 30 April, 2007 - 3:12pm

Trackback from Beware of blood clots in your leg:

Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is a condition where a blood clot forms in a deep vein of the body, usually in the thigh or leg. What killed the poor girl above is a condition called pulmonary embolism....

Trackback from Work-Life Balance:

I begin to suspect perhaps the term is oxymoronic. Perhaps there is no such thing as "work-life balance"...

DVT is very common and it can inflict people who are fit too. Look at the case of Steve Waugh, the (former) Australian cricket captain in 2004...

http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/01oct04/sports.htm

No press release by HP?

Posted by Corrine* on 2 May, 2007 - 4:46pm

There's no press release. These sorta things are covered up.

Posted by Anonymous Person Working at HP* on 10 May, 2007 - 6:18pm

Sad.. I think I've seen her before around Alexander Technopark.