Is it illegal to delete company documents when leaving the company?

It is illegal to delete company information when you leave the company. Be liable for compensation and may be sentenced.

Case study:

Xiaoli is a curriculum design consultant of an education and training institution. After working for one or three months, she had an argument with her supervisor because of the course design problem. She left her job that afternoon, and when she left her job, she felt vindictive, and deleted all the online courses and related education syllabus materials of the company, which led to the company's failure to operate normally.

The customer complained that the company could not take online courses. The investigation found that the online courseware was deleted by Xiaoli, and the company spent 200,000 yuan to repair all the data and re-create the course. The people's procuratorate prosecuted Xiaoli for the crime of undermining production and operation.

Processing result:

According to the relevant provisions of the Criminal Law, Xiaoli was convicted of sabotaging production and operation, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and suspended for one year.

The company also appealed to the court to ask Xiaoli to make civil compensation or bear relevant administrative responsibilities.