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Finance
Bank branches to open at 9:30 a.m. from April as hours cut by 30 minutes
The Korean Financial Industry Union and the Financial Industry Employers\' Association have reached a tentative industry-wide deal to cut bank branch operating hours by 30 minutes and raise total wages by 3.0 percent. Under the agreement, branches will open at 9:30 a.m. from April next year, while closing time remains 4 p.m. The deal also includes flexible start times, measures linked to early Friday departures, expanded childcare leave eligibility and extended work-hour adjustments.
General News
One in 46 newborns in Taiwan born to TSMC employee families
About 1 in every 46 babies born in Taiwan last year was a child of a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co employee family, according to a report citing the chipmaker’s 2025 sustainability report. TSMC and affiliate VisEra counted 2,331 newborns, about 2.2 percent of Taiwan’s 107,812 births. The company provides childbirth and childcare support, including unpaid childcare leave and return-to-work programmes.
AI & Enterprise
Science ministry to support replacement staff for childbirth and childcare, seeks second-half participants
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT will support research institutes in hiring replacement and additional research staff to prevent research gaps and career breaks for researchers during childbirth and childcare. The ministry and the Korea Foundation for the Promotion of Women in Science and Technology will recruit participating institutions for the second half of 2026 until July 13. The programme will support 233 people this year, with about 100 to be selected in the second half.
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Games & Commerce
Krafton says Jan-Apr employee births double after expanding birth and childcare support
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AI & Enterprise
Women account for 31.9 percent of new hires in science and technology, up 3.8 points in five years
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Industry
Lotte establishes \'mom pyeonhan\' family award with health ministry and Chorok Usan
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People & Corporate
Welcome Financial Group named family-friendly company for multi-child and parent support allowances
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Finance
Kakao Pay selected as 2025 Korea Work-Life Balance company