After Helping a Friend's Son Get a Part-Time Job... The Return Was a Threat to Report to Nodongcheong

Providing a Job to an Acquaintance's Son Recently Released from Prison
After Refusing an Advance Payment Request, "You Made Him Work Without a Health Certificate"

A self-employed business owner hired an acquaintance's son as a part-time worker but was asked for cash for an absurd reason. When he refused, he was threatened with a report to the Labor Office, claiming the hire was made without a health certificate.

On the 17th, a post titled "It's been two weeks since opening, and they say they will sue at the Labor Office" was uploaded to a self-employed community.

A restaurant in Myeongdong, Seoul. Stock photo unrelated to the article content. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

Self-employed person A said, "Acquaintance's son B started working at our store just a few weeks after being released from prison due to assault," and added, "Since he is a very close acquaintance, I brought him in and agreed to pay him 3 million won per month for 8 hours a day."

According to A, B showed poor work attitude right from the start. A said, "There were many times when he didn’t lift a finger," and "He served food very slowly, which caused many complaints."

The bigger problem arose when B demanded cash advances from A. A explained, "About 14 days after he started working, he asked for money, so I gave him 1.5 million won in cash," and continued, "After giving him the money, he suddenly said his phone broke after falling in the store and asked for 180,000 won out of the 230,000 won repair cost. After reviewing the CCTV, it turned out he dropped it while moving items."

After checking the CCTV, A said, "You dropped it because of your own fault, so let's stop this," but B insisted, "Since the phone broke in the store, A is also responsible," and demanded half of the repair cost until the end. When A refused, an angry B said he couldn’t work with A because he was watching the CCTV all day and left the store.

B’s cash demands continued afterward. B went to the store headquarters and demanded 600,000 won as daily wages for about two days of training, causing a disturbance by threatening to report the store to the Labor Office for hiring without a health certificate and get it shut down. Since B didn’t have a bank account, all wages were paid in cash, but B caused a commotion claiming there was no proof of payment and that "the owner is not paying the wages."

A reported B’s disruptive behavior to the police, but after talking with B, the police said there was no major issue yet and left.

A expressed concern, fearing that B might actually report him to the Labor Office for hiring an employee without a health certificate.

Netizens who read the story responded, "It was wrong to let him work without a health certificate. Pay the fine and handle it properly," "Either you befriended the wrong person or the friend didn’t raise their child well. Either way, cutting ties is the answer," and "You shouldn’t take in a beast."

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