Reasons for Proposal
The current Act requires employers to take appropriate measures in the event that an incident of sexual harassment on the job has been verified.
However, employers are not obligated to take measures against the more serious offense of adulterous or indecent acts committed in the workplace based on work-related power, etc.
Accordingly, the Amendment prescribes that where an employer has become aware of any adulterous or indecent act committed in the workplace based on work-related power, etc., he or she shall immediately report such incident to an investigation agency. It prohibits employers from dismissing or taking any other adverse action against a worker who has been victimized or who claims he or she has been victimized, and thereby strengthens the obligation of employers to take measures against adulterous or indecent acts committed in the workplace (Article 14-3 newly inserted, Article 37 (2), Article 39 (3)).
Major Provisions
Strengthen employers’ obligations to take measures against adulterous or indecent acts (Article 14-3 newly inserted, Article 37 (2), Article 39 (3))
