Attorney Jung-Ik Oh of the Labor & Employment Team successfully defended a company in a lawsuit filed by an employee seeking invalidation of dismissal and unpaid wages after being asked to resign due to misconduct.

The employee argued that the misconduct resulted from the company’s unreasonable work assignments and claimed unfairness, asserting that other employees involved in similar misconduct were not dismissed.

Key issues in this case included the attribution of responsibility for the misconduct, the appropriateness of the disciplinary measure, and whether there was any unfairness or discrimination.

Attorney Oh demonstrated that the company’s work instructions were lawful and reasonable, emphasized the seriousness and repeated nature of the misconduct, and logically explained the differences between this case and other similar cases. This established that the disciplinary action was fair and not excessive.
 

As a result, the court dismissed all of the employee’s claims, affirming the appropriateness of the disciplinary measure.
This case is significant because it provides a foundation for companies to enforce internal regulations strictly and offers strategies to address fairness-related challenges. It is expected to serve as an important precedent for strengthening corporate defense arguments in similar future cases.