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The Korea Development Bank (KDB) labor union revealed that approximately 97% of responding employees opposed the relocation of its headquarters in a recent survey conducted after discussions on the second phase of relocating public institutions to regional areas gained momentum.
Younger employees showed a high intention to change jobs or resign, and the most common reason making relocation difficult was having a "dual-income" household.
According to the financial sector today (September 30), out of 1,986 respondents in the KDB union's internal intranet survey conducted from September 14 to 18, 97.4% expressed opposition to the headquarters relocation.
Those in favor accounted for 1.1%, while other opinions stood at 1.5%.
When asked about their willingness to work at the headquarters if it is relocated, 82.7% answered that they would "not prefer" it.
The ratio was 57% for Grade 1 employees, but rose to the 80% range for Grade 3 and below, showing a higher rate among lower-ranking employees.
Regarding the willingness to relocate to the region if the headquarters is moved, 86.2% expressed negative views, with 75.7% answering "very low."
The most frequently cited reasons for the difficulty in relocating were "dual-income households" (43.8%), followed by "living environment" (39.4%), "family care" (23.3%), "children's education" (22.5%), and "housing costs" (11.3%).
Respondents could choose up to two overlapping answers for this question.
The percentage of respondents who said they would relocate with their families in the event of a move was a mere 2.3%.
Meanwhile, 57.4% of respondents, including 34.9% who said "very high," expressed an intention to change jobs or resign if the headquarters is relocated, while 29.6% answered that it was "still difficult to judge."
The lower the job grade, the stronger the intention to change jobs or resign.
Among Grade 1 employees, those who answered that their intention to change jobs or resign upon relocation was "very high" or "high" each stood at 4%, whereas among Grade 5 employees, the figures were 50% and 27%, respectively.
Among working-level employees in their 40s or younger, 69.9% expressed an intention to change jobs or resign in the event of a relocation.
The most common reason for changing jobs or resigning was "housing issues" at 31.1%, closely followed by "dual-income households" at 28.2%.
Respondents could select up to three overlapping answers for this category.
Regarding the impact of the headquarters relocation on securing and retaining professional talent, 98.4% of respondents answered that it would "weaken."
As for the impact on KDB's policy finance execution capabilities, 97.1% believed it would "weaken," and 96.5% thought the competitiveness of the financial industry would "weaken."
Furthermore, 96.1% answered that trust in the government would decline.
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