SK IE Technology will implement an unpaid leave system for members who have been with the company for more than two years. SK IE Technology was established in 2019 as a spin-off from SK Innovation's institutional sector for material business and produces separators for lithium-ion batteries. This is interpreted as the company introducing the unpaid leave system to overcome the electric vehicle chasm.
According to related industries on the 27th, SK IE Technology held a town hall meeting for members that afternoon to announce the unpaid leave plan. The eligible members are those employed at the Seoul headquarters, Daejeon research and development center, and Chungbuk Jeungpyeong factory for more than two years.
SK IE Technology plans to impose no restrictions on the reasons for taking leave. Employees can take leave for reasons including childcare, family care, health, and academic purposes. Unpaid leave can be applied for in six-month increments for a minimum of six months to a maximum of two years. Benefits during the leave period will be applied according to existing unpaid leave standards.
Another subsidiary of SK Innovation, SK On, also implemented voluntary retirement and self-development unpaid leave in September last year. A representative of SK IE Technology said, "This is a measure to strengthen business competitiveness as well as support for members."