She left behind a will confirming she was bullied by her colleagues.
In September 2024, MBC‘s weathercaster Oh Yoanna took her personal life, abandoning a will claiming that she was being bullied at work by her sunbaes. Lately, disturbing proof supporting her office bullying surfaced, fueling a lot public outrage.
On January 29, KST, an odd citizen recognized as “A,” shared a put up on DC Inside exhibiting that they’d filed a proper grievance in opposition to MBC’s CEO, An Hyeong Jun , together with the division heads and colleagues of the late meteorologist. The put up additionally confirmed that the complaints have been lodged on the Seoul Mapo Police Station and the Ministry of Employment and Labor.
The OP(unique poster) argued that Oh’s colleagues might need violated the anti-stalking regulation by repeatedly contacting her after her work and behaving negatively along with her, contributing to her dying. They accused the MBC CEO and staff of aiding proof destruction {and professional} negligence as effectively.
The OP additional claimed that Oh had knowledgeable 4 MBC officers of the bullying, which was supported by proof corresponding to recordings and her suicide observe. However MBC has denied that they have been ever knowledgeable in regards to the scenario. This denial by the community, because the OP claimed, instructed the potential of MBC’s reporting course of being inefficient and ineffective.
OP’s grievance referenced Article 76-3 of the Labor Requirements Act, which stipulates that employers are to hold out an unbiased investigation and undertake protecting measures when office bullying is reported or detected, even with out the sufferer’s express request. OP argued that MBC had ignored this obligation.
In the meantime, Oh Yoanna’s household can be pursuing authorized motion in opposition to her colleagues. On January 23, they filed a lawsuit for damages in opposition to a few of her colleagues on the Seoul Central District Court docket for office harassment. MBC issued a proper response, promising a factual investigation on the request of the bereaved household. However on January 30, the household declared that they wouldn’t request for it however hoped the corporate would conduct an inner investigation as a substitute and difficulty an official apology.
You possibly can learn extra about Oh Yoanna’s case right here:
Bullies Revealed: Names, Faces, And Group Chat Logs of MBC Weathercasters Who Harassed The Late Oh Yoanna