Kang Min-kyung ignites controversy over ‘Park Bong recruitment announcement’

Singer Kang Min-kyung explained the controversy surrounding her clothing shopping mall job posting.

On the 6th, Kang Min-kyung posted on her SNS, "Today, I am writing as the representative of Abiemua, not Davichi's Kang Min-kyung." "A few hours ago, I posted a job posting for a person with CS experience, with the salary incorrectly listed as the salary of a new employee with no experience and no education. “This notice was corrected immediately after confirming the mistake in the information. I apologize for my inability to review the contents again.”

He continued, "When hiring, for experienced workers, we always negotiate based on the previous annual salary. For new applicants with no experience and no educational background, the starting salary is based on the minimum hourly wage, and salary negotiations are held every year. “As Abiemua is a brand that is still growing, my heart is heavy because I have nothing to say other than that we will work harder to address the inability to negotiate higher salaries for new applicants.”

He also mentioned the four major insurance policies, legal allowances, vacation use, flexible working hours, and employee benefits, saying, "We are trying to provide benefits other than salary, even if they are small." He added, "As the company grows, we will continue to share our achievements with our employees. “We will work hard to create a better environment,” he added.

Previously, a job advertisement was posted at the shopping mall run by Kang Min-kyung. There was a salary-related part in the recruitment details. This led to controversy over the fact that the salary was lower than Passion Pay.

A significant amount of work is included in the work area, including responding to online shopping mall CS, responding to overseas customer emails in English, collecting operational policy plans through analysis of customer inquiries, collecting order forms, and communicating with the logistics center regarding shipments and returns.

The annual salary was 25 million won based on 40 hours of work per week. Some netizens pointed out that the minimum wage for experienced workers is too low, citing the fact that the minimum wage in 2023 is 9,620 won.

Additionally, it became a hot topic when Kang Min-kyung showed off a 27 million won gas stove in a past housewarming video. The response was, ‘Cheap entry-level salary worse than that of a gas stove.’

Reporter Junho Yoon, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr