"○○, you must have a little talent. Try dancing."
In the final interview at a credit union in Jeonbuk, it was revealed that the interviewer evaluated the female applicant's appearance and forced her to dance.
Earlier, Mr. A, who applied for a job posting for a new employee in the region and went up to the final interview, filed a complaint to the Human Rights Commission that he was evaluated by the interviewers for his appearance and forced to sing and dance during the final interview.
According to Mr. A, the interviewers at the time mentioned Mr. A's college and department and made inappropriate remarks such as "You're pretty because you're from ○○ department, you must have some talent", "How tall are you?", "Try dancing." lost
As a result of the investigation by the Human Rights Commission, in the interview conducted in February of last year, the interviewers said, "What do you want to sing? There are popular songs these days. Play it." I asked.
The 'zero two dance (dance of shaking the pelvis from side to side)' is known as a popular meme on social media from the year before last.
In response, Mr. A expressed his intention to refuse, saying, "I know there are suggestive dance moves," but the interviewer pressed Mr. A, saying, "I have to dance now."
He also said, “Can you sing, I wish it could be accompanied by a dance,” and “There are many genres, such as trot, but any is good.”
Regarding this, the interviewers at the time said, "It's pretty."
He also explained, "I asked because height and weight were not written on the resume," and "The song and dance are also to show Mr. A's confidence."
However, the Human Rights Commission said, "In the course of a job interview, evaluating the interviewee's appearance or asking them to perform singing and dancing is difficult to raise an issue with, especially considering the hierarchical relationship between the interviewee and the interviewer. In case of refusal, we have no choice but to consider the possibility of disadvantages," he said. "I thought the author must have felt embarrassed and humiliated."
In addition, he pointed out that "more time was spent on questions related to appearance, singing, and dancing (of the interviewee) rather than the job description," and pointed out that "an act stemming from a sexist culture that expects women to play a role that enhances the atmosphere."
Article 7 of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act stipulates that when recruiting and hiring female workers, physical conditions such as appearance, height, and weight that are not necessary for job performance, unmarried conditions, and other conditions prescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Employment and Labor shall not be presented or demanded. there is.
The Human Rights Act also considers the act of excluding or distinguishing a specific person from employment on the grounds of gender as a 'discriminatory act in violation of equal rights'.
On the other hand, the Human Rights Commission said today (11th) that it recommended the head of the Credit Union Federation to share the case with each regional headquarters and prepare separate recruitment guidelines to prevent gender discrimination.
In response, the National Credit Union Federation said, "We will push for a revision of the regulations to include outsiders in the interview committee and include interviewer-related training in the mandatory training for employees."