Minister of Employment and Labor Visits Infraware, an Excellent Company Utilizing Remote Work... "Emphasizing Non-Face-to-Face Work Systems"

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyungsoo Park] Infrastructure, an office software (SW) development company, has been selected as an ‘Outstanding Company Utilizing Remote Work.’

On the 23rd, Lee Jae-gap, Minister of Employment and Labor, visited Infrastructure’s headquarters in Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, and observed the status of the in-house flexible work system as an excellent case of remote work implementation.

The minister met with Infrastructure CEO Ji Jun-kyung and other executives and employees to discuss plans to expand flexible work systems changed after the COVID-19 pandemic, collaboration tool systems based on non-face-to-face work, and the company’s organizational culture.

Infrastructure built a collaboration tool system based on its own office software, Polaris Office, to enhance the efficiency of non-face-to-face work. Since February this year, it has expanded the flexible work system by implementing rotational remote work and staggered commuting hours for 3 to 4 months. It encourages all employees to work remotely or from home at least once a week. The company has established a culture that values work-life balance by allowing flexible use of remote work and staggered commuting hours for personal reasons such as childcare.

Since 2015, Infrastructure has abolished ranks and introduced English titles to create a horizontal organizational culture. Over the past three years, the average annual leave usage rate among employees has been 98%, with most employees taking their leave. Various systems such as the ‘half-day leave’ system and sandwich leave, which consider employee convenience, are also utilized.

In March, Polaris Office Business was provided free of charge for three months to small and medium-sized enterprises and organizations, with a total of 668 users from 103 companies or organizations. To support remote classes due to online school openings, since April, 6,437 users from 3,147 schools nationwide have been able to use Polaris Office Pro free of charge for six months, expanding support.

CEO Ji Jun-kyung of Infrastructure said, "We are activating the flexible work system based on our own collaboration tool infrastructure and innovative corporate culture that allows non-face-to-face work to be carried out without disruption." He added, "To respond to the new normal era where non-face-to-face work becomes routine, we plan to introduce non-face-to-face recruitment and online coding tests in the future."

Minister Lee, who visited Infrastructure, said, "The shift to a non-face-to-face digital economy has accelerated after COVID-19, and it is time to change the way we work accordingly." He also stated, "To meet demands for work-life balance such as disasters, infectious diseases, and family care, flexible work systems need to be established as a regular form of work."

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