"Freezing Union Members' Salaries with Lowest Ratings": Good Book Sinsago CEO Faces Trial
Refused Collective Bargaining and Excluded Union Members from Awards
Indicted Without Detention for Violating the Labor Union Act
Assigned Lowest Ratings Again Despite Labor Commission’s Re-evaluation Orders
Despite two corrective orders from the Labor Relations Commission, Hong Beomjun, CEO of Good Book Sinsago, was brought to trial for freezing the annual salaries of union members by assigning them the lowest performance evaluation ratings.
On September 28, the 6th Criminal Division of the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office (headed by Chief Prosecutor Jeon Cheolho) announced that CEO Hong had been indicted without detention on charges of violating the Labor Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act.
According to the prosecution, CEO Hong is accused of refusing to engage in collective bargaining with the Good Book Sinsago Branch of the National Union of Media Workers and disadvantaging union members by excluding them from award eligibility, among other actions. He has consequently been brought to trial for such unfair practices.
It was found that CEO Hong assigned lower grades to some union members in their performance evaluations, resulting in their annual salaries being frozen. The prosecution believes that Hong sought to dominate or interfere in the organization and management of the labor union through these measures.
CEO Hong is also charged with failing to comply with remediation orders issued by the Seoul Regional Labor Relations Commission. Last year, the Seoul Commission judged the performance evaluations and ensuing salary freezes for union members as unfair labor practices and ordered the company to redo the evaluations. Although the company subsequently conducted a "special performance evaluation," it was determined that the union members in question were again given the lowest grades and had their salaries frozen.
In January, the Seoul Commission concluded that failing to pay bonuses to union members and designating them the lowest in performance evaluations constituted unfair labor practices. The Seoul Southern District Office of Employment and Labor referred the case to the prosecution after finding that two corrective orders had not been properly implemented.
Hot Picks Today
"I Invested KRW 10 Million, Only KRW 2 Million Is Left" ... 77% Plunge Sends Retail Investors Who Piled Into Samsung Electronics and SK hynix Leveraged ETFs Crying Out
- "There's a Drink Like This?"... Chinese Beverage With "Korean" in Its Name Rakes in 85 Million Won in Monthly Sales
- "No Need to Hire a Model"... The 25-Year-Old Woman Who Entered Social Media with a Face That Cost Just 1,500 Won [AI Content: The Bright and Dark Sides] 1
- Home Mortgage Variable Rates Set to Rise Again as COFIX Jumps 0.25 Percentage Points in a Month
- "The leggings are all see-through. It's so embarrassing to look at," complaints prompt Lululemon to fire development staff.
A prosecution official stated, "We will do our utmost to maintain the indictment so that the defendant receives a punishment appropriate to the offense."
© The Asia Business Daily. All rights reserved. Unauthorized AI training and use prohibited.
