[2025 Women’s Forum] KB Kookmin Bank Introduces First Conditional Rehiring Parental Leave... Expands Diversity

10th Asia Gender Equality Index Awards
Asia Business Daily Representative Award in Employment Stability Category

KB Kookmin Bank, which received the Asia Business Daily Representative Award in the Employment Stability category at the 10th Asia Gender Equality Index Awards, has been enhancing employee engagement and supporting work-life balance through a variety of employment stability programs.

On the 6th, KB Kookmin Bank received the Asia Business Daily Representative Award in the Employment Stability category at the 10th Asia Gender Equality Index Awards ceremony held at Lotte Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul. 2025.11.6 Photo by Kang Jinhyung

The most notable example is the “Reemployment-Conditional Parental Leave,” which was introduced in December 2023 as the first of its kind in the financial sector. This program offers employees who have resigned after using their full two-year parental leave an opportunity to be reemployed after three years. Upon reemployment, employees retain their previous rank without any additional hiring procedures, thereby minimizing career interruptions.

The bank has also established a system at the group level to systematically manage every stage from hiring to retirement. Through the self-development leave program, employees with more than 10 years of service can take up to two years of paid leave for self-development purposes, and up to one year (minimum six months) of paid leave for other purposes such as rest and recuperation.

KB Kookmin Bank has also achieved results in recruitment diversity. Based on the “ESG Co-Prosperity” special recruitment program introduced in 2021, the bank has hired people with disabilities, children from global families, North Korean defectors, recipients of basic living subsidies, and veterans. In addition, by collaborating with the Disability Employment Consulting Center, the bank is expanding the hiring of part-time employees with disabilities and providing tailored training programs.

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