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Four NST government-funded research institutes still recognise only 1 year of parental leave
Four government-funded research institutes under the National Research Council of Science and Technology have not revised internal rules despite an expansion of statutory parental leave, according to lawmaker Hwang Jung-a. The institutes include KIST, the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, the Korea Institute of Energy Research and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute. Some rules still count only 1 year, and KIST retains a clause limiting men’s leave recognition. The institutes said they will amend rules and apply changes retroactively.
AI & Enterprise
NRK security tech lab staff played StarCraft at work; discipline limited to reprimands
Five employees at South Korea’s National Security Research Institute logged into the StarCraft Battle.net server during working hours from September to December 2024, documents showed. Some recorded more than 90 hours of access, including sessions lasting up to 8 hours 53 minutes in a day. The institute issued reprimands to all five, deducted paid leave for the time, and cut pay where leave was insufficient. It also tightened network controls and monitoring.
AI & Enterprise
Genians pilots 4.5-day workweek based on AI innovation
South Korean cybersecurity company Genians said on Sept. 30 it was selected as a 2026 Korea Best Workplace company run by the Ministry of Employment and Labor. The company is also taking part in a 2026 Gyeonggi Province 4.5-day workweek pilot project led by Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Job Foundation, and has been running a pilot since August. It said the move is tied to AI-based automation and process restructuring.
