A court ruled that the boundary where a civil servant’s work-related compensation for industrial accident stops at the doorstep of a house.
The Supreme Court overturned a high court’s ruling in favor of the public official, only identified as Yang, and sent it back to the Seoul High Court for review.
Returning home from work, Yang fell down in his own yard and hurt his eyes after parking his car while walking toward his house. He filed a suit against the Government Employment Pension Service for paid sick leave but was rejected as it was not taken as a work-related injury.
However, the top court ruled, “Injuries sustained on his commute, going to the office and returning home are included in work-related accidents. But once he steps onto his property, the act of coming back home from the office should be viewed as completed.” It added, “Therefore, an accident taken place in his backyard is not work-related.”
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