Broadcaster Park Narae's former managers filed a complaint with the labor office alleging workplace harassment, a fact that has come to light.
According to a Channel A report on the 2nd, Park Narae's former managers submitted a complaint to the Seoul Regional Office of Employment and Labor Gangnam branch on the 18th of last month. The complaint reportedly contained specific allegations of harm that occurred during vehicle movement while on duty.
According to the report, the former managers said "we were seated in the driver and front passenger seats and moving, when Park Narae engaged in a specific act with a man who was riding in the back seat," and "because of the confined nature of the vehicle, where they could not leave or avoid the scene, she used her position of authority to forcibly make us visually and audibly perceive unwanted scenes and sounds." They said the conduct should be considered workplace harassment using a superior position, not a mere private lapse.
The complaint also reportedly included an allegation that "during the act, the person repeatedly kicked the driver's seat where a manager was seated," and that "this created a dangerous situation that nearly caused a traffic accident."
The labor office plans to summon the complainants this month and begin an investigation into the facts. So far, Park Narae has not issued an official position on the matter.
Meanwhile, the legal dispute between Park Narae and her former managers is escalating. The former managers have applied for provisional seizure of real estate and filed civil claims for damages citing workplace harassment, and they have also filed criminal complaints. In response, Park Narae filed a countersuit against the former managers accusing them of attempted extortion and embezzlement in the course of duty and is taking a hard-line stance.
This matter is expected to be clarified through the labor office investigation and judicial procedures, and until related determinations are made, the two sides' claims remain in conflict<
[Photo] Broadcast screen, Park Narae
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