Workplace Power Harassment 119 ``One in four hospital workers has experienced bullying by the hospital director'' = South Korea

"The bullying in the workplace was so bad that when I went to talk to them, the director of the hospital called me in and told me, ``The director has a wide network of connections and knows all the directors in the area. If you want to work at a hospital, don't report it and quit quietly.''
(Informant A) ``I came to work expecting to receive overtime pay of 20,000 won (approximately 2,237 yen), but suddenly the hospital director said, ``12,000 won (approximately 1,342 yen).
(Informant B) An analysis by a civic group revealed that one in four hospital workers suffered workplace bullying from their employer, the hospital director.
On the 18th, the civil society group Workplace Power Harassment 119 analyzed information provided by hospital workers and found that out of 62 cases of information provided, it was only workplace bullying and sexual harassment.
It was revealed that there were 42 cases, and the perpetrators named by the informants were their bosses (27 cases, 64.3%) and hospital directors (10 cases, 23.8%).
Workplace Power Harassment 119 Labor Consultant Chanmi, a member of the Online Labor Union Promotion Committee, said, ``In small and medium-sized hospitals and clinics, the director and the office manager trusted by the director cannot wield absolute power.
It has a structure that allows The network of hospital directors and office managers is strong, so employees either put up with unfair treatment and continue working, or choose to quit quietly."
The organization explained that the actual situation of workplace bullying among hospital workers was also revealed in the results of a public opinion survey among office workers.
Workplace Power Harassment 119 conducted a workplace bullying questionnaire survey of 1,000 office workers, and found that the number of health and social workers, including hospital workers, was
It was found that 29.5% of social welfare service workers had experienced workplace bullying. This is about 2 percentage points higher than the average for office workers (27.3%).
This survey was conducted by Workplace Power Harassment 119, commissioned by M-Brain Public, a public opinion research organization, and was conducted from December 4th to December 11th of last year.
The target was 1,000 company employees. Looking at experiences of bullying by type, workers in the health and social welfare services industry were more likely to experience assault and verbal abuse (15.9%) and insults and defamation (19%) than those in other industries.
.3%), and bullying/discrimination (13.6%). The group said, ``They don't have the same power as doctors, and it's difficult for them to join a labor union like nurses at university hospitals.
Workers at small and medium-sized hospitals and clinics are exposed to power harassment from doctors, nurses, and administrators. There is an urgent need to apply the Labor Standards Act to workplaces with fewer than five people."