SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A new law designed to prevent bullying in the workplace is set to go into effect in South Korea this week, setting the stage for victims of harassment at work to get some protection. A revised law on labor standards, commonly called the workplace anti-bullying law, will be effective [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Six out of ten South Koreans report having suffered from violence and verbal abuse at the hands of superiors or colleagues in the workplace in the past five years. According to a study from the Korea Labor Institute conducted last August into the state of workplace harassment, 66.3 percent [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study by KRIVET (the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education & Training) revealed that workplace bullying is leading to losses of over 4.78 trillion won ($4.2 billion) each year in 15 industry sectors, with the institute calling for legal intervention against employee harassment. KRIVET analyzed 15 industry [...]