Legislation
Major Legislation
(d) An act of sexual harassment (referring to making people
feel sexually humiliated or loathsome in business, employment,
or other settings or giving disadvantage in employment on the
pretext of disobedience to sexual comments or other demands
National
Human
Rights
Commission
of Korea Act
by a working person, an employer or an employee of a public
agency (referring to State agencies, local governments, various
levels of schools established under Article 2 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act, Article 2 of the Higher Education
Act and other Acts, and agencies affiliated with public services
pursuant to Article 3-2 (1) of the Public Service Ethics Act) who
takes advantage of their superior position or sexual comments,
etc., with regard to their duties, etc.);
Equal
Employment
Opportunity
and WorkFamily
Balance
Assistance
Act
Article 12 (Prohibition of Sexual Harassment on Job) No employer,
superior, or worker shall commit any sexual harassment on the job
against another worker.
Article 76-2 (Prohibition against Workplace Harassment) No
employer or employee shall cause physical or mental suffering to
other employees or deteriorate the work environment beyond the
Labor
Standards
Act
appropriate scope of work by taking advantage of superiority in
rank, relationship, etc., in the workplace (hereinafter referred to as
“workplace harassment”).
Article 76-3 (Measures to Be Taken in Cases of Workplace Harassment)
① Anyone who has learned the occurrence of workplace
harassment may rep ort the case to the employer.
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