A company employee who downloaded hundreds of adult videos at work should be fired, an appeals court ruled Sunday.

Judge Kim Kwang-tae of the Seoul Appellate Court upheld a lower court ruling against the employee, only identified as A, saying, "We found more than 800 obscene videos on A's computer, and they were downloaded while he was working. That constitutes a violation of his duty to faithfully work and is also a crime under the Criminal Code."

Court records show that A's co-workers have testified he began watching porn videos in 2009 and turning off lights at a staff lounge in 2011 to watch the videos. He also occasionally slept when he was supposed to be working. 

The Central Labor Relations Committee had ruled in favor of A, arguing downloading pornography should not be a reason for dismissal. (Yonhap)