Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Certified 'Family-Friendly Companies', Ongoing Diagnosis of Online Indicator Status by Category

'Implementation of "Family-Friendly Certification Self-Inspection" Service'

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] An online self-assessment service that allows 'Family-Friendly Certified Companies' to independently evaluate their family-friendly levels and manage areas needing improvement will be implemented.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced on the 5th that from this year, through the 'Family-Friendly Certification Self-Assessment' service, companies will be able to continuously diagnose their status by indicator online.

Family-Friendly Certified Companies are those that actively support work-life balance by providing support for employees' childbirth and child-rearing, flexible work systems, and fostering a family-friendly workplace culture. These companies and institutions receive certification from the Minister of Gender Equality and Family after a certain evaluation process.

Until now, companies' levels were assessed only during certification and recertification periods, but from this year, continuous assessment will be possible. Certified companies can enter performance data such as employee return rates after parental leave and flexible work system utilization rates on the Family-Friendly Support Project website's 'Post-Certification Self-Assessment' service, enabling real-time score checks by indicator. Based on the entered data, graphs are also provided for easy visualization. Indicators found to be insufficient can be set as management indicators under the 'Key Indicator Target Management System' for each company, allowing them to set target utilization rates for the next 1 to 3 years and manage performance accordingly.

Kim Heekyung, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, stated, "With the linkage of the Family-Friendly Certification Self-Assessment service, we expect companies to continuously monitor changes in family-friendly levels from the certification stage and lead substantial and positive organizational changes."

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