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SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 40 percent of people who have reported cases of harassment at the workplace have been subject to retribution of various types, a pro-labor civic group said Monday.
Gabjil 119 analyzed 1,442 tip-offs on workplace bullying cases between January and August this year in which they identified the sender, 59.2 percent of which were about company harassment.
In 331 cases, the senders reported cases of harassment to an agency or a department within the company.
Among them, 40.2 percent were subject to disadvantages after reporting harassment cases to a company agency, while 75.2 percent saw their employer violate investigation procedures on harassment.
Roughly 75 percent of the people who reported harassment cases at work said that their employer failed to carry out a proper investigation and 4 in 10 people were subject to retribution from their employer after reporting a harassment case.
The Labor Standards Act stipulates that any employee can report a case of harassment to their employer or the Ministry of Employment and Labor even after he/she leaves the company.
If the harassment took place while the individual was still employed by the company, the company is required to conduct an investigation and implement necessary measures.
Company harassment cases can be reported by any employee, and the company must investigate and take necessary measures without delay even if the report is submitted anonymously.
M. H. Lee (mhlee@koreabizwire.com)
