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Kakao union to hold picket protest as KakaoBank joins
Kakao\'s labour union will hold an in-house picket protest at the company’s Pangyo campus around noon on Tuesday, using lunchtime, industry officials said. The KakaoBank union will also join after wage talks stalled and a local labour commission decided to halt mediation. The protest will be voluntary and limited to picketing, with no rally or march planned, so direct impact on services is expected to be limited.
Games & Commerce
Kakao union says Hong Min-taek CPO exit shows collapse of accountable management
Kakao’s union said on Monday it issued a statement criticising the sudden resignation of Chief Product Officer Hong Min-taek as a collapse of accountable management by the company’s leadership. The union said excessive working hours, a worsening organisational culture and disputes over performance-based rewards arose during his tenure amid aggressive projects including the “KakaoTalk Big Bang Project”. It said management offered no responsible explanation and called the resignation a “quiet exit” that avoided accountability.
Games & Commerce
Kakao union to step up June strike plans after wage talks collapse
Kakao’s labour union said it will move to industrial action including a strike after wage agreement talks with the company collapsed. The union said it would begin full preparations for a June strike after the labour commission decided to halt mediation on Kakao’s 2026 wage agreement negotiations. The union criticised the company’s negotiating stance and cited issues including performance pay and management changes.
