Overview
- The Ministry of Employment and Labor began a special inspection Wednesday covering the bakery’s headquarters and the Incheon branch where Jeong Hyo-won worked.
- Officials are examining working-hour logs, payroll data and management practices to assess potential Labor Standards Act violations.
- The bereaved family filed for workers’ compensation on Oct. 22 and says he worked about 80 hours the prior week; the company disputes the figures and has not provided the requested hours records.
- The Justice Party reported weekly totals of 58 to 80 hours, a 9 a.m.–midnight shift the day before his July death, and a 21-hour day five days earlier.
- The case has renewed focus on long shifts in service sectors, with data cited by a lawmaker showing 1,059 overwork-linked cerebrovascular or cardiovascular deaths in five years, including 214 last year.