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Kakao Union and Management Remain at Odds After Second Mass Leave Over Wage Demands
Unionized employees at Kakao Corp. staged a 'Log-out Day' on June 29 by taking simultaneous annual leave. The action follows a June 10 strike and stems from stalled wage talks since May.
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Unionized workers at Kakao Corp. took a day off en masse on June 29 in their second collective action over unresolved wage demands. They called the protest 'Log-out Day' and coordinated the absences through simultaneous annual leave.
The labor union said 2,100 employees from five units, including headquarters, Kakao Pay and Kakao Enterprise, participated. Kakao management estimated that only 800 headquarters staff joined the action. Wage negotiations have remained stalled since May after the sides failed to agree on performance-based incentives.
The union is seeking bonuses equal to 13 to 14 percent of operating profit, while management has rejected the proposal as too costly for the company. On June 10, 1,500 union members conducted the first strike by walking off the job for four hours and holding a rally near the headquarters in Pangyo, south of Seoul.
No service disruptions occurred on June 29, including to the KakaoTalk messenger app.
Kakao management said it will continue talks with the union and maintain standby measures to keep operations stable.
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