MBC terminates contract with one of the perpetrators of bullying case against the late weather presenter Oh Yo-han, renews contract with three others who were deemed ”groundless”

MBC has renewed its contracts with three people who were involved in the workplace bullying allegations against the late weather presenter Oh Yo-na.
On the 22nd, MBC reported that weather presenters Kim Ga-young and Lee
MBC renewed its contracts with Hyun Seung and Choi Ari. However, it terminated the contract with Mr. A, who was named as the perpetrator. MBC said, "As a result of the special labor inspection investigation, we found grounds to consider the three as perpetrators.
Their contracts were set for one year and were due to end at the end of last year, but were put on hold due to the case of the late Oh Yo-han. MBC announced the results of a special labor inspection investigation.
The contracts of the three weather presenters will expire in December of this year. The late MBC weather presenter Oh Yo-han, who passed away in September last year,
However, suspicions grew that she had been bullied by her superiors at work. In December, her family unlocked Oh Yohanna's cell phone and discovered the details of the bullying in the workplace. In her suicide note,
The report said that two weather anchors had been victims of workplace bullying. In response, the Ministry of Employment and Labor conducted a special labor inspection of MBC for the past three months.
As a result, the late Oh Yohanna was not considered to be a worker. If she was classified as not a worker, the existence of bullying would not be determined, but this case had attracted a lot of social attention.
Taking all of these points into consideration, MBC has concluded that there was sufficient evidence of bullying. In an official statement, MBC said, "We are taking very seriously the results of the special labor inspection by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, which was announced today (19th)."
"We will take appropriate measures against those involved," he said, adding that the company will take the decision of the Ministry of Employment and Labor seriously and work to improve its organizational culture.
"We will make even greater efforts to ensure that our colleagues at Nippon Munha Broadcasting, including freelancers, non-regular workers, and employees of outsourced companies, are not punished.
"We will take appropriate measures as soon as possible after going through legal review to determine whether the Lancers are workers," he added.
The main consultation desks for mental health issues are: ● Unified Mental Health Consultation Hotline: 0570-064-556 ● Yorisoi Hotline: 0120-279-338, from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures: 0
120-279-226 ●Lifeline: 0570-783-556