South Korea has introduced tough new workplace anti-bullying laws with penalties that include jail for employers in some cases.
韩国最新出台了严厉的《禁止职场欺凌法》,在某些情况下,雇主将被判入狱。
It marks the first time the country has required employers take action against harassment.
这是韩国首次要求雇主对职场欺凌采取行动。
Workers will be able to report behavior such as gossiping or being forced to attend company functions.
员工可以举报诸如传播流言蜚语或被迫参加公司活动等行为。
Harassment in the workplace is widespread in South Korea with about 70% of employees reportedly affected.
韩国职场欺凌现象十分普遍,据报道,大约70%的员工曾有此类遭遇。
Under the laws, employers are prohibited from taking any measures - including dismissal - against a victim or employee who has reported workplace bullying.
根据这项法律,雇主不得采取任何措施——包括解雇——来对付受害者或举报职场欺凌的员工。
They face up to three years in prison or a fine of up to 30 million won.
违反法律的雇主将面临最高三年的监禁或最高3000万韩元(约合人民币17.5万元)的罚款。
Victims will also be able to apply for compensation if they develop health problems after being harassed at work.
如果受害者遭遇职场欺凌后出现健康问题,他们也可以申请赔偿。
A report by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea found that about 70% of employees in the country have been bullied by their work superiors and colleagues.
韩国国家人权委员会的一份报告发现,韩国约70%的员工受到过上级和同事的欺凌。
It found 60% of victims took no action, while 12% of workers faced harassment every day.
报告称,60%的受害者没有采取任何行动,12%的员工每天都面临欺凌。
据报道,《禁止职场欺凌法》明文规定,用人单位或员工利用其在公司内的地位或关系,超出工作范畴,给予其他员工身体、精神和情绪上的痛苦,或导致工作环境恶化的行为属欺凌行为。
To help companies understand what constitutes bullying, the government published guidelines on the type of behavior that counts as harassment.
为了帮助公司理解什么行为属于职场欺凌,韩国政府发布了关于欺凌行为类型的指南。
Examples included gossiping about colleagues or spreading personal information, as well as forcing someone to drink, smoke or attend a company dinner.
Verbal abuse or embarrassing colleagues in front of others were also listed.
此外,在他人面前辱骂或让同事难堪也被列为职场欺凌。
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