Vanke workers to stop saying 'boss'

China Vanke, the country's largest property developer by market value, has banned the custom of calling superiors "boss", according to an internal notice from its Shanghai branch that was posted online.

Under this new rule, employees can no longer call their superiors zong, the Chinese term for leadership titles. Those who break the new rule will be fined 100 yuan ($15.75).

The regulation suggests that employees use people's given names or nicknames, as long as they are suitable for the workplace.