Kim Chang-kwon, Vice Chairman of Lotte Card, Selected as an Employer Commended for Promoting Employment of Persons with Disabilities

At the 2020 Disability Employment Promotion Conference held on the 16th at JW Marriott Hotel Seoul, Kim Chang-kwon, Vice Chairman of Lotte Card, was selected as a meritorious person for promoting employment of persons with disabilities. Choi Moon-seok, Head of Management Support Division at Lotte Card (right), is receiving the Presidential Citation on his behalf.

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki Ha-young] Kim Chang-kwon, Vice Chairman of Lotte Card, has been selected as an employer meritorious for promoting the employment of persons with disabilities.

On the 17th, Lotte Card announced that Vice Chairman Kim was selected as an employer meritorious for promoting the employment of persons with disabilities at the ‘2020 Disability Employment Promotion Conference’ hosted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Korea Employment Agency for Persons with Disabilities, and received the Presidential Citation.

To create jobs for persons with disabilities, Lotte Card diversified recruitment positions such as office and special jobs and improved the working environment to reduce difficulties. These efforts were highly evaluated, leading to the award.

To secure diversity, Lotte Card has improved both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of employing persons with disabilities. The employment rate of persons with disabilities increased from 2.77% in 2016 to 3.55% in 2019. In 2014, the company introduced a ‘regular recruitment for persons with disabilities’ and removed the disability type section from the application form to ensure fair evaluations based on job ability. Additionally, it discovers jobs suitable for persons with disabilities and hires them in special positions. These include tasks such as issuing documents at branches, managing in-house logistics infrastructure, and serving as health keepers for visually impaired employees to manage the health of executives and staff, performing duties suited to their characteristics.

To enhance the qualitative aspect of employing persons with disabilities, Lotte Card has also promoted improvements in working conditions and environment. A system allowing disabled workers to choose their working hours has been established to ensure no inconvenience in their work, and it is operated in conjunction with the company-wide flexible working hours system. The company is also fostering an environment where persons with and without disabilities can work together through workplace disability awareness education, regular grievance counseling, and various organizational activation events.

A Lotte Card official said, “This award is the result of efforts to create a company where everyone can demonstrate their abilities by guaranteeing physical diversity,” adding, “We will continue to strive to improve both the quality and quantity of employment for persons with disabilities and to create a workplace where mutual consideration and understanding are fostered.”

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