Kang Min-kyung, Controversial for 'Passion Pay', Offers 'Unprecedented Benefits' in This Job Posting

Employee Discounts and Paid Sabbatical Leave, etc.

Kang Min-kyung, who faced difficulties due to the controversy over 'passion pay,' has announced a new job posting. After the controversy, Kang Min-kyung received labor and HR consulting and introduced various welfare benefits.

Kang Min-kyung Photo by Kang's Instagram capture

Kang Min-kyung, a member of the female duo Davichi, runs the brand 'Abiemua,' which posted a job announcement on its official SNS and recruitment sites on the 14th.

The announcement details the recruitment positions, application methods, and employee welfare programs. The positions are MD Team Leader (experienced), Men's Wear Designer (experienced), Bag Designer (entry-level), Jewelry Designer (experienced), CS (experienced), and Seongsu Store Shop Master (entry-level/experienced). Possibly mindful of the 'passion pay' controversy, the salary was not disclosed separately.

What stands out most is the variety of welfare benefits. These include a welcome kit composed of the brand’s best-selling items, a 50% employee discount on company products, support for self-development expenses such as language, education, and exercise, book purchase support, a paid one-month sabbatical leave for employees with over three years of continuous service, department store gift certificates for birthdays, one half-day off during the birthday week, a holiday on the founding anniversary, additional summer vacation apart from annual leave, snacks provided, support for condolence leave and condolence expenses, and additional support systems for employees’ children.

Additionally, the announcement describes the work environment, including exclusive use of a new office building, relaxed lunch hours, freedom to use annual leave without a written reason, rest floors, a respectful address culture, and casual dress code. There is also a commitment to establish a culture of leaving work on time, with overtime pay calculated by the minute if working late is necessary.

Kang Min-kyung Reviews Welfare and HR Systems Following Controversy

Kang Min-kyung, who faced difficulties due to the controversy over "passion pay," has announced a new job opening. After the controversy, Kang Min-kyung received labor and HR consulting and offered various welfare benefits.
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Kang Min-kyung was involved in a 'passion pay' controversy last January. In a shopping mall job posting, she offered an annual salary of 25 million KRW for a CS position requiring a college degree and over three years of experience. At the time, Kang Min-kyung explained that the salary for entry-level employees was mistakenly listed, but the controversy did not subside.

After the controversy, Kang Min-kyung was criticized for boasting about a 27 million KRW gas stove in a vlog and purchasing an expensive desk worth 7.4 million KRW for herself. The controversy intensified when she introduced desks and air purifiers received through sponsorships as company welfare benefits.

In response, Kang Min-kyung apologized, stating, "I will adjust the starting salary for all new employees joining the company, including new team members, to 30 million KRW. It was my fault and mistake. If you watch over us despite some clumsiness and inexperience, we will regard company welfare and treatment as more important values and continue to improve."

Since then, Kang Min-kyung has met with labor attorneys and HR experts to review recruitment announcements, welfare programs, and HR systems. She stated, "I have become fully alert. I thought it was right to take this opportunity to thoroughly review the HR and labor systems."

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