Prosecution Indicts SPC CEO Hwang Jaebok on Charges of Union Withdrawal Coercion and Bribery
Chairman Heo Young-in Scheduled for Summons and Investigation as a 'Suspect' on the 25th
Hwang Jae-bok, CEO of SPC, has been indicted in connection with allegations of coercing bakery workers at Paris Baguette to leave their labor union.
The Public Investigation Division 3 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Im Sam-bin) announced on the 22nd that Hwang was arrested and indicted on charges of violating the Labor Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act and bribery.
Hwang is accused of urging members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) Textile and Food Workers' Union Paris Baguette branch, employed by PB Partners, an SPC subsidiary, to withdraw from the union between July 2019 and August 2022, and of imposing disadvantages in promotions and personnel matters.
He is also charged with unfair labor practices, including supporting the Korean Federation of Trade Unions (KFTU) Food Industry Union PB Partners labor union, which is favorable to management, in securing union members, and compelling the union chairman, Mr. A, to give interviews or issue statements aligned with management's position.
Additionally, from September 2020 to around May last year, he is accused of conspiring with former Executive Director Baek (also indicted and detained) to receive various investigation information such as the fact of a search warrant request and internal review reports from a prosecutor's investigator, and in return providing hospitality worth several million won.
During the investigation into allegations that PB Partners coerced members of the KCTU Textile and Food Workers' Union Paris Baguette branch to leave the union or imposed personnel disadvantages, prosecutors reportedly obtained statements indicating that SPC Chairman Huh Young-in ordered unfair labor practices.
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The prosecution plans to summon Chairman Huh on the 25th as a suspect on charges including violation of the Labor Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act. Previously, the prosecution notified Chairman Huh to appear on three occasions?June 18, 19, and 21?but he conveyed that attendance on those dates was difficult, leading to schedule adjustments.
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