'Back to Work After 1 Year and 6 Months: Hana Tour Fully Returns to Office'

Published 01 Oct.2021 13:32(KST)

Hana Tour, the largest travel agency in South Korea, switched to a normal work schedule on the 1st. This marks 1 year and 6 months since the company implemented unpaid and paid leave for all employees except essential workers starting from April last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Hana Tour, about 1,100 employees out of 1,200, excluding those on parental leave and other types of leave, reported to work that day. This return to normal operations at Hana Tour is the first case among publicly listed companies with over 1,000 employees transitioning to a 'With Corona' policy. Here are scenes of employees returning to the Hana Tour headquarters workplace in Gongpyeong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.

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Hana Tour, the largest travel agency in Korea, switched to a normal work schedule on the 1st. This marks one year and six months since the company implemented unpaid and paid leave for all employees except essential personnel starting from April last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees are busy working at the Hana Tour headquarters in Gongpyeong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul. (Multiple exposure photo) Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

"Unfold Your Dream Again" Employees are moving for afternoon work after finishing lunch at the Hana Tour headquarters in Gongpyeong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

'Our journey is just beginning' Employees at the Hana Tour headquarters in Gongpyeong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, are moving for afternoon work after finishing lunch. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@