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Kang Hyung-wook's Bodeum Company accused of 'continuous gaslighting' in viral reviews

Bodeum Company, run by dog trainer Kang Hyung-wook, faces controversy over workplace mistreatment allegations from viral negative comments on Job Planet. Kang has yet to address the accusations.

2024-05-20

3 in 10 workers in Korea experience workplace harassment, poll shows

Three out of 10 workers have experienced workplace harassment in the past year, with the number of those considering taking their own lives increasing from the previous year, a survey showed Sunday.

2024-04-07

Yoon slams DP as accidents law grace period end looms

President Yoon Suk Yeol slammed the opposition Democratic Party (DP) after lawmakers failed to reach a deal extending the grace period exempting small businesses from stricter workplace safety rules

2024-01-26

Companies pay hefty fines over providing workplace child care

A handful of well-established startups such as Coupang and Musinsa resort to paying fines as high as 200 million won ($150,000) instead of complying with the government's push to haul birthrates by building a workplace child care center.

2023-09-30

Workplace gapjil enters new phase with juniors harassing seniors

Workplace harassment remains a problem in companies even after the enactment of a labor law to stop it, with some senior employees now claiming they feel harassment coming from their junior staff. Titled "Prohibition against Workplace...

2023-04-30

Court sentences construction head for violating workplace safety law

A court set a precedent for the Severe Accidents Punishment Act on Thursday. This is the first ever court ruling of its kind that penalized the defendant, out of 14 cases that have been filed for violating the workplace safety law.

2023-04-06

Many human rights complaints were of sexual harassment

One out of 10 complaints to Korea's National Human Rights Commission are about sexual harassment, the rights watchdog said Sunday.

2022-03-06

Union says overwork, bullying doomed Naver worker

Naver's union accused top management of being dismissive of excessive workloads and workplace bullying in a report about a male worker who took his own life last month.

2021-06-07

Ending workplace bullying

A forty-something employee at the headquarters of internet giant Naver taking his own life has again raised public awareness on the seriousness of workplace bullying. The National Assembly had amended the Labor Guideline Act...

2021-06-01

Harassment reports now easier, less stressful, with app

Reporting cases of sexual harassment or verbal violence isn't easy for employees of state-owned corporations, which, compared to private companies, tend to have more conservative office cultures.

2020-09-18