Jeju Air employees are increasingly utilizing parental leave each year. With the expansion of support systems for work-life balance, the number of male employees taking parental leave has notably risen.
On August 24, Jeju Air reported that the number of employees using parental leave reached 186 last year, a 51.2% increase from 123 the previous year.
The number of parental leave users has shown a sharp upward trend, rising from 114 in 2023 to 123 in 2024, and then to 186 last year.
By gender, the number of male employees taking parental leave rose to 49 last year, up 69.0% from 29 the previous year. Female employees also saw an increase, from 94 to 137, a rise of 45.7%. Notably, the number of male parental leave users has more than tripled in two years, from just 16 in 2023.
Jeju Air is expanding its related policies in line with the government's improvements to work-life balance support systems. The airline has introduced a short-term parental leave system and established leave for spouses in cases of miscarriage or stillbirth, as well as implementing leave before and after childbirth.
Additionally, the scope for male employees to take parental leave before their spouse's childbirth is being expanded, and the paid period for infertility treatment leave will gradually increase.
Jeju Air is also conducting internal human rights impact assessments to address potential labor and human rights issues related to employees. The company aims to reduce discrimination and career interruptions that may occur during pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare, while improving the work environment to allow employees to maintain stable careers.
A representative from Jeju Air stated, "We are actively implementing work-life balance systems to allow employees to respond more flexibly to various caregiving situations that arise during their children's life stages while maintaining stable careers."
Meanwhile, participation of men in parental leave is increasing across the country. According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, among 103,983 recipients of parental leave benefits in the first half of this year, 40,320 were men, accounting for 38.8%. The proportion of male parental leave users has been on the rise since surpassing 30% for the first time in 2024, following a figure of 36.5% last year.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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