Korean company The Tech has been implicated in habitual workplace harassment and abuse of power by its founder and advisor, Mr. Lee. The company, which manages over 10,000 employees, used corporal punishment and pressure tactics to force employees to obtain certifications, and even punished those who failed. The Ministry of Employment and Labor conducted a special inspection, revealing 17 violations of the Labor Relations Act, including gender and age discrimination in hiring, salary reductions for failure to follow unrelated instructions, and unregulated overtime hours. Mr. Lee was fined 20 million won for violating Labor Standards Act.
1. Employees at a mid-sized labor dispatch company have reported habitual foul behavior, group pressure, and even corporal punishment.
2. The perpetrator is the founder of the company, Mr. Lee.
3. The company, The Tech, is Korea's first and largest human resources dispatch company.
4. The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced a special labor supervision and revealed the name of the company.
5. The company violated the Law prohibiting employment discrimination