"Leave when it's booming" Banks lined up for voluntary retirement... It seems to pack 3,000 people in two months

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The wind of 'voluntary voluntary retirement' is blowing at a stable office worker bank.

More than 3,000 people are expected to leave from only the five major banks in two months, and the fact that banks with good performance offered good conditions and the number of people wishing to retire early is also cited as a background.

This is Reporter Song Wook.

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As a result of receiving voluntary retirement applications from KB Kookmin Bank employees aged 50 or older from the 28th of last month to the 2nd of this month, about 730 people expressed their intention to retire.

Retirees receive up to 35 months of average monthly wages as special severance pay, as well as school expenses, re-employment support, and the opportunity to be re-employed as a contract worker after one year of retirement.

Shinhan Bank also started accepting voluntary retirements on the 2nd.

This year, it is expected that the number of applicants will increase rapidly as the rank and age are lowered to the level of assistant manager and below to 44 years old.

At NH Nonghyup Bank, which recently completed the voluntary retirement process, when the target age was lowered to 40, 490 people, more than 60 more than a year ago, packed their bags.

In addition, more than 3,000 people from the five major banks, including Woori Bank and Hana Bank, are expected to leave for voluntary retirement in about two months from last month to this month.

Compared to a year ago, it is a large number of nearly 1,000 people.

The management side inevitably has to gradually reduce the number of bank employees due to branch reductions, etc., but far more bank employees are choosing voluntary retirement.

It is interpreted that the demand to prepare for a second life with ease and the perception that the current conditions cannot be maintained are also encouraging voluntary retirement.

Although there are differences between banks and individuals, it is explained by the bank note that at present, when a deputy branch manager level of a domestic commercial bank retires, they receive between 400 million won and 500 million won, including special retirement pay and general retirement pay.