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, ‘A court ruling has determined that it is lawful to impose a disciplinary action on a police officer who repeatedly assigned personal errands to subordinates and unjustly denied vacation requests.’,
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, ‘The Seoul Administrative Court’s 11th Administrative Division recently ruled against a police officer who filed a lawsuit against the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Chief seeking to cancel the disciplinary action.’,
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, ‘In December 2022, this police officer received a 2-month disciplinary action for violating the duty of diligence and maintaining dignity under the National Civil Service Act.’,
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, ‘It was found that the officer instructed subordinates to run personal errands nine times, such as asking them to buy lottery tickets at a convenience store where the jackpot was often won, bring his laundry from the dry cleaners, or fetch cigarettes.’,
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, ‘Additionally, when a subordinate applied for vacation but did not report in person beforehand, the officer refused to approve it. When complaints from subordinates were reported to superiors, the officer was revealed to have threatened an employee, saying, “I won’t leave you alone until the end.”‘,
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, ‘The police officer argued that the subordinates voluntarily and kindly carried out the errands and did not unfairly restrict the use of annual leave.’,
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, ‘However, the court deemed it as an abuse of superior position that forced victims to do unnecessary tasks, concluding that it was a legitimate disciplinary reason.’,
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, ‘The court also stated, “Such ‘workplace harassment’ or ‘bullying behavior’ causes continuous mental distress to subordinates, undermines harmony within the organization, and significantly hinders active performance of duties, emphasizing the need for correction.”‘,
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