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[Alpha Biz=(Chicago) Reporter Kim Jisun] The number of violations of the in-house ethics code at 11 local commercial banks over the past seven years has reached 300, a report showed.
Over the seven years from 2016 to the first half of 2023, a total of 286 violations of the in-house ethics code by executives and employees of 11 major banks were reported. Last year, it was 42 cases, down slightly from 2021 (50 cases) and 2020 (61 cases), but this year, it is expected to increase again to 23 cases in the first half of this year.
KB Kookmin Bank had the largest number of violations with 49 cases, but Shinhan Bank had 47 cases, Hana Bank and Busan Bank 36 cases, NH Nonghyup Bank 35 cases and Woori Bank 29 cases. Violations of the in-house ethics code are largely divided into "money accidents" that cause financial damage to customers and companies, such as embezzlement and breach of trust, and private financial transactions (private money loans) with customers, bribery, acceptance of money and goods and illegal loans, although they do not cause financial damage. In addition, there are verbal abuse, violence, sexual harassment, sexual harassment, and unauthorized departure from work.
Four out of ten cases of ethical violations were sexual harassment and sexual harassment (116 cases) in the workplace. It is the case of contact with the body or sexual humiliation during the company dinner. Shinhan Bank had the largest number of cases with 31, followed by KB Kookmin (29) and Nonghyup (22). As the committee's cases continued, KB Kookmin Bank has raised its level of disciplinary action since June last year by implementing tougher disciplinary measures against sexual harassment violations, while Shinhan Bank is also implementing a program to strengthen employee ethics.
There were also 115 cases of disciplinary action against financial order disorder, which were caught at each bank. It is more than four times more than money accidents (28 cases) such as embezzlement, and the number is not decreasing.
The financial authorities plan to look into the results of each bank's own internal control, while also speeding up the revision of the Financial Corporate Governance Act, which holds management accountable. In addition, the results of internal control self-inspection received from each bank will be reviewed.
Alphabiz Reporter Kim Jisun(stockmk2020@alphabiz.co.kr)
