[Corporate Counsel Attorney Assistance Case] Corporate Advisory on Measures Such as Disciplinary Action for Workplace Harassment and Sexual Harassment

The CEO of Company S, who came to a corporate counsel attorney, requested corporate advisory from Daeryun Law Firm after receiving a corrective order from the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

In the course of conducting a special labor inspection of Company S, the Ministry of Employment and Labor surveyed the workers about workplace harassment and sexual harassment through an anonymous reporting method. Based on the survey results, it required an objective investigation of the suspected circumstances, disciplinary measures, and the implementation of victim protection measures.

For this purpose, Company S, which needed the legal corporate advisory of a corporate counsel attorney who could investigate and review the matter promptly and objectively, requested the investigation work and legal corporate advisory from the corporate counsel attorneys at Daeryun Law Firm.

The corporate counsel attorneys at Daeryun Law Firm were entrusted by Company S with the work of investigating the workplace harassment and sexual harassment matter.

First, for the corporate advisory, they conducted further investigation, including verifying the facts of the content acknowledged during the investigation of the reports identified in the special labor inspection process.

In addition, the corporate counsel attorneys conducted in-depth in-person interviews with the relevant workers.

Based on the results of the investigation conducted, the corporate counsel attorneys at Daeryun Law Firm prepared a review and investigation report on the matters constituting workplace harassment and sexual harassment, and delivered the corporate advisory to the CEO of Company S.

According to statistics from the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (2017), seven out of ten people reported having experienced workplace harassment.

Reports of workplace sexual harassment received by the Ministry of Employment and Labor in 2023 were confirmed to be the highest in the past five years.

Leaving problems such as workplace harassment and sexual harassment unaddressed can give rise not only to loss costs from damages liability but also to the costs of legal disputes.

It can also adversely affect corporate productivity, and the company's image is damaged.

Therefore, where a harassment incident occurs within a company and a report or corrective order is received, it can be advantageous to obtain assistance such as the corporate advisory of a corporate counsel attorney in order to assess the matter accurately and respond in the best way.

Daeryun Law Firm corporate counsel attorneys are committed to providing corporate clients with systematic and accurate legal assistance, such as corporate advisory.