Kolon Group Collaborates with Startups Supporting Career-Interrupted Women Reentering Workforce

Sponsorship with Women's Social Re-Entry Platform 'Bukket'

Kolon Group is joining the operation of a platform that provides opportunities for women with career interruptions to return to the workplace and continue their careers.

On the 24th, Kolon Group announced that it has signed a sponsorship agreement with the platform startup company 'Bucket,' which supports the social re-entry of women with career interruptions, and plans to provide opportunities for outstanding female talent to re-enter society.

Kim Young-chul, Head of Human Resources at Kolon Group (left), is taking a commemorative photo with Lee Ji-eun, CEO of Buket, after signing a sponsorship agreement for a platform supporting the social re-entry of female workforce at Kolon headquarters on the 24th.

Bucket is an HR platform startup that provides job information and operates a community for women seeking reemployment, as well as introducing programs for professionalism and self-development.

The two companies will first provide job information to help women pioneer new career paths and operate various programs that assist in building their expertise. They also run a talent-sharing market where women with children can develop their work capabilities while balancing childcare.

Kolon Group plans to actively offer flexible job opportunities through support programs. The group has been leading efforts to nurture and support female talent. For pregnant employees, Kolon applies a period extended by four weeks beyond the legally mandated reduced working hours, and directly operates Kolon Daycare Centers at its Gwacheon and Magok offices to actively support maternal protection and female workforce assistance.

Additionally, Kolon Group is expanding flexible work systems for a balanced work and family life, and strictly implements ability and performance-based criteria in recruitment, talent development, and promotion to contribute to establishing a culture of gender equality. Since appointing its first female executive in 2004 and its first female CEO in 2012, female talent has been continuously promoted to executive positions every year.

Kim Young-cheol, Executive Director of Human Resources at Kolon Group, said, "We plan to provide opportunities for professional women who wish to re-enter the workforce to grow in various fields."

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