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2020.12.22 06:00 entry
2020.12.22 06:01 edit
Lotte Chemical, personal real name and family infectionControversy when notifying overseas branches without fear of contactWide range of guidelines, confusing workplacesMinistry of Labor “preparing new guidelines”
When the head office of a large company is diagnosed as an employee, the real name and title, as well as whether the family member is confirmed, all employees are notified for the purpose of quarantine. He is being criticized for responding to the quarantine by providing information about the confirmed person’s personal information to employees of overseas branches or local research institutes, who are not concerned about contact.
On the 17th, a member of A’s family, an employee who works at Lotte Chemical’s headquarters in Songpa-gu, Seoul, was confirmed. Mr. A, after notifying the company of this fact, underwent a diagnostic test and it was confirmed the next day.
The business support team at Lotte Chemical headquarters notified company members of Mr. A’s confirmation and the contact person’s management status via two emails on the 17th and 18th. The email contained Overly detailed personal information such as A’s team, job title, real name, and who of the family members was confirmed.
Management sent a full email to hundreds of employees, including those who are not concerned about contact, such as overseas branches and local research institutes, as well as those who are concerned about contact who work on the same floor or building that Mr. A.
Such information disclosure corresponds to an excessive leakage of personal information beyond the purpose of quarantine, such as contact management. Infectious Disease Prevention Act and the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ‘Corona 19 Response Guideline 9-4 Edition’, etc., even when the head of a local government discloses the information of the person confirmed to prevent infectious diseases, the ‘gender, age, job name, etc. ‘Jung Eun-kyung, head of the quarantine countermeasures headquarters, said in a briefing that day, “Every workplace (see local government guidelines and infectious disease prevention methods) needs to use the information to the minimum extent to block transmission in the workplace for quarantine purposes. “
In fact, employees who were notified of Mr. A’s confirmation and personal information by email said on the anonymous app ‘Blind’: “It’s shocking that he sent it not only to headquarters, but also abroad. . He showed a reaction.
Lotte Chemical explained: “It was notified to prevent spread because it is difficult to fully understand who the team members knew as Mr. A.” He also explained: “Employees who are sent abroad, but whose affiliation is based, may have received emails, but it was not their intention.”
The case of Lotte Chemical is an example of how the Ministry of Employment and Labor is getting its hands on the management of quarantine in the workplace. In April, the Ministry of Labor issued the ‘Workplace Response Guidelines for the Prevention and Spread of Corona 19’ (Eighth Edition), which includes the appointment of an infection control officer at each workplace.
However, it is too broad to refer to actual quarantine, such as the disclosure of confirmed cases in the workplace. It says: ‘If a confirmed patient occurs in the workplace, the fact must be reported immediately to all who provide labor in the workplace’, and does not contain specific details on the extent to which the information should be disclosed about the confirmed person.
An official from the Ministry of Labor explained: “We are preparing to launch the ninth edition by gathering various opinions.”
