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Employees’ Human Rights

SK Square respects the freedom and human rights that everyone, including employees, is entitled to. We support the global human rights declaration, have enacted related policies and norms, and comply with them throughout management.

Human Rights Management Principles

SK Square understands that respect for human beings is the top priority in business management. We support the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and based on their details, enacted a human rights policy to prevent human rights violations. We would share this with all our stakeholders, and we intend to strictly observe human rights protection in all business activities.

SK Square Human Rights Management Principles

Respect for human rights
  • We respect all employees as human beings and strive to avoid any acts that constitute human rights violations.
Prohibition of forced labor
  • We do not force employees to work against their free will by mental or physical restraints, including slavery or human trafficking, and do not require the transfer of government-issued IDs, passports, or work permits as a condition of employment.
Prohibition of child labor
  • We do not employ children and youth under the age of 15.
Young labor
  • In the case of minors under the age of 18, they shall be employed in compliance with labor-related laws and shall not engage in dangerous or harmful work.
Working hours
  • Regular working hours and overtime hours follow the standards set by the labor-related laws of each country or region.
Non-discrimination
  • We do not discriminate in employment on any grounds such as gender, race, nationality, ethnicity, or religion, and in terms of working conditions such as wages and promotions for the same reasons.
Freedom of association
  • Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining shall be guaranteed in accordance with the labor-related laws and regulations of each country or region. In addition, we do not treat employees unfavorably for reasons of union membership, activities, or formation.
Safe working environment
  • By complying with international standards, related laws, and internal regulations on the working environment, we create a pleasant working environment and prevent safety-compromising accidents.

Human Rights Policy

  • SK Square's promises to ensure that the human rights of all employees and stakeholders are respected
Human Rights Policy
Respect for human rights
  • We respect all employees as human beings and strive to avoid any acts that constitute human rights violations.
Prohibition of forced labor
  • We do not force employees to work against their free will by mental or physical restraints, including slavery or human trafficking, and do not require the transfer of government-issued IDs, passports, or work permits as a condition of employment.
Prohibition of child labor
  • We do not employ children and youth under the age of 15.
Young labor
  • In the case of minors under the age of 18, they shall be employed in compliance with labor-related laws and shall not engage in dangerous or harmful work.
Working hours
  • Regular working hours and overtime hours follow the standards set by the labor-related laws of each country or region.
Non-discrimination
  • We do not discriminate in employment on any grounds such as gender, race, nationality, ethnicity, or religion, and in terms of working conditions such as wages and promotions for the same reasons.
Freedom of association
  • Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining shall be guaranteed in accordance with the labor-related laws and regulations of each country or region. In addition, we do not treat employees unfavorably for reasons of union membership, activities, or formation.
Safe working environment
  • By complying with international standards, related laws, and internal regulations on the working environment, we create a pleasant working environment and prevent safety-compromising accidents.
Human Rights Policy
  • SK Square's promises to ensure that the human rights of all employees and stakeholders are respected
Human Rights Policy

Formal Grievance Reporting or Escalation Procedures

SK Square operates formally designated helpline channels through which both the employees and external parties (including individuals, groups and organizations) who wish to make a claim of human rights violations or have knowledge of such violations can make a formal claim.

A Claim can be made through various grievance handling channels offered by SK Square:

Channels Description
Online 1 By clicking “SK Ethics Management and Grievance Reporting” menu toward the bottom of the main page of our homepage (www.sksquare.com)
Online 2 By clicking “Sustainability - Governance - Ethical Management” menu in our homepage (www.sksquare.com), then clicking ”Shortcut to Request Consultation or Make a Claim to SK Management Ethical Management” (ethics.sk.co.kr).
Online 3 By clicking “Make a Claim” menu in SK Group’s homepage for ethical management (ethics.sk.co.kr)
Email By sending an email to (square.ethics@sk.com). This email address can be found under “Make a Claim via Telephone/Facsimile/Email” menu of SK Group’s homepage for ethical management (ethics.sk.co.kr).
Channels dedicated to employees Details of grievance claim channels (online, email and in-person at the option of the employee) that are dedicated to the employees is available in Qnet, the company’s own internal portal.
Mail By posting a mail to the address of SK Square (To the attention of: Head of Ethical Management of SK Square, 65 Euljiro, Jung-gu, Seoul 04539, Korea)
Channels Description
Online 1 By clicking “SK Ethics Management and Grievance Reporting” menu toward the bottom of the main page of our homepage (www.sksquare.com)
Online 2 By clicking “Sustainability - Governance - Ethical Management” menu in our homepage (www.sksquare.com), then clicking ”Shortcut to Request Consultation or Make a Claim to SK Management Ethical Management” (ethics.sk.co.kr).
Online 3 By clicking “Make a Claim” menu in SK Group’s homepage for ethical management (ethics.sk.co.kr)
Email By sending an email to (square.ethics@sk.com). This email address can be found under “Make a Claim via Telephone/Facsimile/Email” menu of SK Group’s homepage for ethical management (ethics.sk.co.kr).
Channels dedicated to employees Details of grievance claim channels (online, email and in-person at the option of the employee) that are dedicated to the employees is available in Qnet, the company’s own internal portal.
Mail By posting a mail to the address of SK Square (To the attention of: Head of Ethical Management of SK Square, 65 Euljiro, Jung-gu, Seoul 04539, Korea)

To prevent potential risks of victim-blaming and any adverse subsequent effects, the grievance reporting and escalation procedure are operated under strict confidence, and we provide the option of anonymity throughout the procedure.

SK Square Principles on Protecting Claimants of Grievance:

  1. We do not tolerate retaliation against any individuals for reporting a good-faith concern or claim.
  2. If the claimant believes there was retaliation in relation to the claim, the claimant can request for remediation and protection to the Ethics Management Team, and the Ethics Management Team will take all actions necessary to minimize such adverse impact.
  3. We place our utmost priority on protecting the identity of the reporting persons and the confidentiality of the subject matter of the report, so that no disclosure is made against the will of the claimant.
  4. We do not tolerate retaliation against any individuals who have participated and cooperated in the investigation of the claims.
  5. We may consider the total circumstances if an individual voluntarily self-reports that person’s role in an unethical or unlawful behavior.

Grievance Settlement Procedure

[File a grievance] Using grievance e-mail or reporting site > [Identify and review grievances] Confirmation of details and facts, and protective measures for whistleblowers > [Share review results] Deliver the results of the review and listen to the opinions of the perpetrators > [Grievance settlement] Conduct personnel measures such as disciplinary action and training to prevent recurrence of select cases
Number of reported human rights violations
Unit Case
2021 -
2022 -
2023 Target 0
Percentage of reported human rights violations processed
Unit %
2021 -
2022 -
2023 Target 100
Category Unit 2021 2022 2023 Target
Number of reported human rights violations Case - - 0
Percentage of reported human rights violations processed % - - 100

Human Rights Risk Management Process

SK Square has established an internal management system for employees and related stakeholders to address the risks of direct or indirect human rights violations in the course of business activities, supports risk mitigation and remediation, and shares the results.

Human Rights Risk Management System

Human rights policy enactment and declaration > Compliance with human rights management > Human rights risk inspection > Support for human rights risk mitigation and remediation > Disclosure of human rights risk management status

Human Rights Risk Assessment and Improvement

SK Square utilize the human rights management guidelines distributed by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea to understand human rights-related status and examine and mitigate potential human rights risks. Based on the results of the human rights risk examination conducted in 2022, we had discussions with the Management Council and actively identified and conducted activities such as improving rest areas and stronger guarantee of break times to respect and enhance human rights. As a result, we implemented 100% of the measures to mitigate potential human rights risks. As a result of the human rights risk assessment in 2023, the score was 88.9 points(%), an increase of 7.1 points(%) from the 2022 score of 81.8 points(%).

Percentage of human rights risks assessment conducted
Unit %
2021 -
2022 100
Percentage of human rights risks mitigation implemented
Unit %
2021 -
2022 100
Category Unit 2021 2022
Percentage of human rights risks assessment conducted % - 100
Percentage of human rights risks mitigation implemented % - 100

Human Rights Education

SK Square makes human rights education compulsory for employees in order to raise employees' awareness of human rights and prevent risks of human rights violations.

The Human Rights Education Programs

[Workplace sexual harassment prevention training] Guidelines against sexual harassment [Education to improve perception of the disabled] Disability awareness education

Human Rights Education Performance

Human rights education hours
Unit Hour
2021 -
2022 203
2023 Target 230
Percentage of employee participation
Unit %
2021 -
2022 100
2023 Target 100
Category Unit 2021 2022 2023 Target
Human rights education hours Hour - 203 230
Percentage of employee participation % - 100 100

Improvement Goals

SK Square will increase employees' participation in human rights training to improve the level of human rights management across the company, and at the same time, actively address human rights risks identified as a result of human rights impact assessment. By continuing to monitor human rights-related international guidelines, we will also improve the level of human rights management by upgrading the human rights management system and policy.