This outlet reported Monday on a first-instance court ruling in a wrongful-dismissal lawsuit filed by a former SK Hynix employee, identified as A, under the headline "[Exclusive] Employee Forfeits 950 Million Won — SK Hynix Worker Fired Over Chronic Attendance Violations Including 1-Minute Business Trip Checkout Deemed Justified."
In response, A has provided the following information.
A said he filed a complaint in August 2020 regarding the company's failure to provide a written employment contract, and that the Seongnam branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor replied on Aug. 5, 2021, stating it had "confirmed a violation of Article 17 of the Labor Standards Act and intends to proceed with legal action."
A also said that regarding the reprimand issued in July 2020 — which the article cited as a mitigating factor in the dismissal — the same branch office ruled on April 4, 2024, that the reprimand "constituted workplace harassment exceeding the appropriate scope of managerial authority."
A said he appealed the first-instance ruling on July 29 and that the appeal is currently before the Suwon High Court.
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