NewJeans Manager Alleges Workplace Harassment Amid Legal Battles
Dec 11, 2024
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Following the resignation of Min Hee-jin, former CEO of A-Door, and the departure of members, even the manager revolted.
New Jeans manager A recently filed a complaint with the Ministry of Employment and Labor against CEO Kim Joo-young for workplace harassment.
Mr. A claimed that he lured Audor as if he were in a business consultation, gave him a waiting order, demanded that he return his laptop at home, and illegally imprisoned him without allowing him to leave work for about three hours until the laptop was returned. He also said he would force people to submit their personal phones without any grounds and back up all work-related data online, and then use them as grounds for disciplinary action for formatting laptops even though they only had personal data.
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Mr. A contacted the advertiser directly and urged the artist and the brand to sign a contract directly, excluding the company. Mr. A himself acknowledges this communication. This is a serious act of maritime affairs that helps artists violate exclusive contracts." As a member of Audor, Mr. A should proceed with the work to ensure that the exclusive contract concluded between the company and the artist is carried out smoothly. Under the exclusive contract, artists are obliged to carry out entertainment activities only through adores" he said.
He then immediately launched an investigation and gave Mr. A a sufficient opportunity to explain, but he made false statements contrary to clear evidence and refused to comply with the investigation, forcing him to issue a waiting order for work and request the return of the laptop, which is the company's asset. In this process, there was no coercion, such as illegal imprisonment. I have made several requests for interviews to give them a chance to explain themselves, but they have all refused", he explained.
In addition, "All work-related information performed by a member using a notebook that is the property of the company shall be returned without being deleted arbitrarily. A few hours after he was asked to submit a laptop, A received a laptop from someone and submitted it to the company, but he submitted it in a format so that it could not be fully recovered. It made it impossible to confirm which data was deleted during the format process. "After a thorough investigation into the truth, we will take necessary legal action," he stressed.
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Newzins announced the termination of its exclusive contract with Adore effective Nov. 29. The members insisted that there was no obligation to file a separate lawsuit or compensate for penalties, including an application for a temporary suspension of the exclusive contract, because Odor violated the contract, and that they would also continue to use Newzins' name.
In response, Adore filed a lawsuit with the Seoul Central District Court on the 3rd to confirm the validity of the exclusive contract.
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