[NEW UPDATE] Office Bully Video: Victim's Family Seeking $100K Compensation
A 17-second video of what seems to be an employer abusing his employee physically and verbally went viral over the weekend. The man was seen striking the young employee on the head and face and verbally telling the man off. We dig up the story of this shocking office abuse. 'Follow This Story' for more updates.
By suehanah — 20 May 2013, 05:23 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
Two other interns spoke up of abuse
Two other interns had stepped forward and claimed to be abused when they were working at the software company. One of them told that she was locked up in a room and harshly lectured.
The two women approached the media to tell how they "worked in fear" at Encore eServices because of their boss' apparent explosive temper.
Victim's family seeking $100K compensation
The family of a 29-year-old intern, who was filmed being repeatedly slapped by his boss at a software company, is demanding for $100,000 in compensation for lost wages over the years.
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The 29-year-old man was reported to be paid $500 monthly and not given any benefits for leave days. He had tried to resign once in 2012 but was told not to leave as the office was shorthanded.
Update: Victim of workplace bullying got his Internship terminated by SIM
The victim of the workplace bullying viral video had his internship terminated by the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM).
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However, it is not known why SIM decided to terminate the intern as it is highly doubtful that he will become a victim of workplace bullying in that company after such a big hoo-ha.
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Meanwhile, the man who was filmed slapping his co-worker has come out to apologise to the victim's parents.
yahoo.comBut the parents of the victim have rejected the apology. The supervisor apologised after the intern's parents showed up at the office, demanding an explanation after their nephew showed them the clip.
yahoo.comThis boss is seen physically attacking his worker
A video of a bespectacled man abusing his younger subordinate verbally and physically was uploaded on the internet over the weekend. The video quickly went viral.
The video was first uploaded by Shane M, an intern at the company. He has also started a discussion thread on the Hardware Zone forum. Shane M said that the supervisor claimed that the abused worker had inferiority complex and he was merely 'nurturing' him.
yahoo.comNetizens call the video shocking and calls for the abuse to be reported to the authorities. "No physical abuse should be allowed in any environment," one netizen posted.
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Workplace bullying in Singapore
In Asia, we assume that keeping quiet, despite being bullied is for the sake of harmony; being giving loads of hard work is for the sake of promotion. However, those could be signs of workplace bullying.
A survey by JobsCentral revealed that 74% of those surveyed, said they are victims of workplace bullying and claimed their own colleagues were the biggest bullies, while 62% said they were being victimised by their superior.
Singapore does not have any legislation specifically covering workplace bullying, however, if the bullying involves physical harm, the employee should consider making a police report.