Korea District Heating Corporation Pays Part of Employees' Salaries in 'Onnuri Gift Certificates'... Applications Surpass 100 Million Won

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] Korea District Heating Corporation announced on the 3rd that it will pay part of employees' salaries in Onnuri gift certificates to revitalize the local economy, which has been depressed due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Earlier, employees proposed various ideas to the responsible department, including paying part of their salaries in Onnuri gift certificates to stimulate the local economy.

Korea District Heating Corporation gathered employees' opinions and decided to pay part of the salary in Onnuri gift certificates only to those who voluntarily applied.

After the announcement on the company bulletin board on the 30th of last month about paying part of the salary in Onnuri gift certificates, the application amount exceeded 100 million won within four days of reception.

Employees who applied for Onnuri gift certificates agreed to participate in revitalizing the local economy by actively consuming in their respective local commercial districts.

Earlier, all nine executives of Korea District Heating Corporation returned about 94 million won, approximately 10% of their annual salary, for the first time in a public enterprise, to share the pain with the people suffering from COVID-19.

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