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The CEO of a company in his 40s who gave notice of dismissal after forcibly molesting an employee was sentenced to a fine.
According to the legal community on the 5th, Detective 24 of the Seoul Central District Court (Judge Park Seol-ah) sentenced A (44), who was charged with violating the Act on Equal Employment of Men and Women and Support for Work-Family Balance, a fine of 5 million won. .
Person A is accused of unfairly treating employee B (20), a victim of sexual violence at work, by notifying him of dismissal.
On May 25 of last year, Mr. A forcibly molested Mr. B in a taxi and Mr. B's residence after having a drink together saying that he would listen to Mr. B's grievances at work.
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Shocked by this incident, Mr. B no longer went to work, so Mr. A sent a notice of dismissal to Mr. B on June 11 of the same year.
The notice of notice of dismissal contained the content to the effect that 'Mr. B is absent from work without permission and continuously requested to return to work, but he did not respond, which could cause problems with the company's project and claim damages.'
In response, the court said, "Mr. A used her position as a company representative to have a drinking party with an employee, a victim, and sexually assaulted Mr. B, who was intoxicated. appropriate," he judged.
He added, "The act of sending a notice of dismissal to Mr. B, who has been victimized by sexual violence, is unfavorable treatment against the will of the victim.
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