Work Sphere said the Ministry of Finance and Economy’s People’s Economy Bureau visited its headquarters on April 17 for an on-site meeting to review employment market changes and policy response directions as AI spreads. The meeting examined labour market shifts using actual hiring data from the regular employment platform JobKorea. Participants discussed changes in hiring demand and job structures, evolving skills sought by companies and youth hiring mismatches.

South Korea\'s financial sector has completed a reshuffle of outside directors during the annual shareholders\' meeting season. The four major financial holding groups and banks formed boards centred on expertise in law, financial consumer protection and artificial intelligence, amid regulatory calls to improve governance and strengthen internal controls. Some groups maintained or increased female outside directors, while others reduced them, widening gaps. The long-criticised bias toward academia also remains, limiting substantive change.