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By Park Jae-hyuk
Hyundai Capital and Hyundai Card said Thursday they have continued to improve the quality of in-house training for company employees.
According to Hyundai Motor Group's financial subsidiaries, their "Open Class" lectures held since 2014 have covered diverse topics from the coronavirus to fintech, neural science and social media, inviting poet Ha Sang-wook, psychiatrist Ha Ji-hyeon and wrestler-turned-broadcaster Kim Nam-hoon.
The latest lecture was delivered via Zoom by HI Investment & Securities research division head Ko Tae-bong, who is known as one of the leading automotive industry analysts.
Hyundai Capital said the employees used a chat window to ask the expert about how the automotive industry is expected to change in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and how a finance company wholly owned by an automotive group should cope with the changes.
"The best thing about Open Class is that anyone can choose a class they want to attend regardless of their job rank," an employee of the company's Open Class Talent Management Team said. "We offer each Open Class lecture during work hours, so our colleagues don't have to worry about using their personal time to listen to them."
Hyundai Capital's 11 foreign subsidiaries are also making efforts to offer appealing professional development opportunities. Hyundai Capital America's Biz Bites and Hyundai Capital UK's Lunch & Learn programs allow their employees to talk about changing industrial trends with experts in technology and finance sectors.
In addition to the lectures, Hyundai Capital and Hyundai Card have displayed a diverse range of art pieces inside their headquarters. Featured artwork includes Jeppe Hein's "This is a Magic Moment," Julian Opie's "Sara, Walking, Bra and Pants," Ian Wallace's "Untitled, At the Crosswalk Ⅱ" and Erwin Wurm's "Dumpling Car."
Background music and trendy pop songs are also played throughout the entire office building. The company said various versions of Rain's "Gang" were played for employees to enjoy, when the song went viral in May.
According to Hyundai Capital, the space is often used for a variety of events, such as a one-day urban beekeeping class. Last year, the company put beehives on the headquarters' rooftop and offered honey tea to employees, in line with the social trend to restore the urban ecosystem through beekeeping.
"Employee welfare is all about giving an opportunity to employees to thrive on their own," a Hyundai Capital spokesman said. "To do that, we will make an effort to make sure they will have experiences like gaining knowledge in a library, working out at a gym or getting inspired at a gallery."
