"Team Leader Hits Head with Soju Bottle"... Workplace Assault Controversy at Hyundai Capital Workshop

Revealed Externally Through Anonymous Workplace Community
Recent Alcohol-Related Harassment Leads to Perpetrator's Resignation

A team leader at Hyundai Capital was revealed to have assaulted an employee's head with a soju bottle during a workshop. This incident spread externally through the anonymous workplace community 'Blind'.

On the 20th, a Blind user who verified as an employee of 'Hyundai Capital' disclosed the name of the headquarters where the assault occurred, stating that "a certain team leader hit an employee's head at a certain branch with a soju bottle." The user reported that despite a major commotion including the dispatch of an ambulance at the time, the perpetrator has not been disciplined and is currently under suspension from duty.

Hyundai Capital New Headquarters.
[Photo by Hyundai Capital]

On the 21st, Hyundai Capital stated that the team leader involved in the 'soju bottle assault incident' publicized on Blind is currently excluded from duty and on standby, and that a disciplinary committee will be held after accurately identifying the causal relationship.

Meanwhile, it has been reported that another workshop, including one hosted by CEO Mok Jin-won for headquarters-level executives, is ongoing, which has further increased employees' dissatisfaction.

CEO Mok had previously expressed his intention to establish a horizontal organizational culture when moving to the new headquarters in September last year. At that time, CEO Mok said in his commemorative speech, "We will develop into a global financial company based on an innovative management system and advanced corporate culture."

A company official stated, "We plan to proceed with additional investigations and disciplinary measures such as referring the perpetrator to the personnel committee," adding, "We will do our best to treat the victim's mental and physical suffering and are devising effective preventive measures to prevent recurrence."

Threatening others with tools such as bottles, cups, tongs, or chopsticks at drinking gatherings, even without causing direct harm, constitutes special assault.

In September last year, a professor at a university hospital in Jeonbuk was sent to the prosecution on charges of special assault for hitting a medical resident with a soju bottle during a drinking party. The professor received disciplinary actions including removal from concurrent positions and a one-month suspension from the university, and a six-month suspension from duty from the hospital.

Additionally, on the 23rd of last month, the Korean Medical Association announced that it would firmly respond to acts that violate medical ethics and damage the dignity of the entire medical community, and decided to refer the case to the Central Ethics Committee, anticipating disciplinary action at the association level in the future.

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