Background Check Requests for Sexual Offense Records Simplified When Hiring Staff at PC Bangs and Karaoke Rooms

Exemption from Submission of Copy of Permit
Second Measure Following Medical Institutions
Planned Expansion to Academies and Private Institutes Next Year

[Graphic] Workplace Sexual Crimes, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The mandatory procedure for requesting a criminal background check for sexual offenses when hiring employees at PC rooms or karaoke rooms will be simplified.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced on the 11th that the submission of documents such as a copy of the license certificate of the institution subject to the sexual offense background check, which had to be submitted to the National Police Agency when the head of cultural and sports facilities applied for the check, will be exempted.

This simplification measure for background checks is the second step following the one implemented in April for medical institutions. The applicable institutions include 96,000 organizations across 29 industries such as movie theaters, museums, art galleries, billiard halls, arboretums, PC rooms, karaoke rooms, and popular culture and arts planning businesses.

Previously, a copy of the license certificate had to be submitted individually to conduct a sexual offense background check on job applicants, but from now on, if the head of the institution signs the consent for information provision, the licensing information can be electronically verified, so only the sexual offense background check application form and the applicant's consent form need to be submitted.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family plans to expand the simplification of submission documents for sexual offense background checks to 310,000 institutions such as academies and private institutes next year, in cooperation with related ministries including the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the National Police Agency.

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