It has been found that four out of five sexual harassment cases in offices involve superiors taking advantage of their junior employees.
According to a white paper published by the National Human Rights Commission based on 1,152 cases of sexual harassment reported between 2001 and June this year, 50.3 percent occurred within office premises. This was followed by 19.6 percent during company gatherings and 3.2 percent when on business trips.
By age, those in their 20s accounted for the most with 36.3 percent, followed by those in their 30s with 25.3 percent and 12.6 percent in their 40s.
The report showed that 80.2 percent of the complaints involved managers taking advantage of their junior employees.
By category, verbal harassment accounted for 36.4 percent, followed by unwanted physical contact with 33.8 percent. In 20.7 percent of the cases, both verbal abuse and physical contact were involved.
Among the cases was one in which a woman resigned after being taken to a strip show and asked what she felt about it.