KT Employee's Extreme Choice... Company Requests Investigation by Employment and Labor Office

Employee at Dongbusan Branch Commits Extreme Act

[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] It was reported that a KT Dongbusan branch employee in his 50s made an extreme choice on the 15th. The company has requested an investigation from the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

A KT official stated on the 23rd, "KT requested an investigation from the Ministry of Employment and Labor on the 17th for an objective inquiry in addition to our internal investigation," adding, "We will take strict measures based on the fact-finding results."

This incident became public after a post was uploaded on the Blue House National Petition Board on the 17th, where the bereaved family appealed their grievance, stating that Mr. A, in his 50s, could not endure workplace harassment and pressure and made an extreme choice.

The petitioner, who identified himself as the son of the deceased Mr. A, said, "My father, who worked for over 30 years at one of the top three telecommunications companies in Korea, made an extreme choice early on the 15th," and claimed to have pointed to a specific individual through a will found at home.

He said, "Around June, a younger team leader was newly appointed, and the team leader made degrading remarks to my father and brought up very old matters to gossip with other employees, causing even surrounding staff to treat my father coldly." The bereaved family postponed the funeral originally scheduled for the 17th.

The KT New Union issued a statement demanding, "KT must thoroughly investigate the workplace harassment death incident." The New Union pointed out, "It is clear that the deceased suffered typical KT-style workplace harassment," and added, "There have been many cases at KT where team leaders verbally abused employees, incited others to ostracize them, and excluded them from work."

Voices of sorrow also continued within KT. Comments presumed to be from KT employees on the anonymous workplace community app Blind included, "The company was noisy about this issue throughout the Chuseok holiday," "Such a tragic incident," and "The way the aftermath was handled is an even bigger problem."

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