Gyeongnam Province Prevents Workplace Bullying and Receives 'Excellence Award'

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] Gyeongsangnam-do received the grand prize at the Local Personnel Innovation Competition.

Gyeongnam Province announced on the 10th that it received the grand prize (Prime Minister's Award) at the 2020 Local Personnel Innovation Competition held at the Government Sejong Complex.

The province presented under the theme "Creating a Happy Workplace Where Emotions and Dignity Are Respected" and won in the category of "Improving Work Styles such as Work-Family Balance and Proactive Administration."

The Local Personnel Innovation Competition, hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, has been held annually since 2016 to discover, share, and spread excellent cases of personnel innovation in local governments.

This competition selected six local governments nationwide from excellent cases submitted by metropolitan and basic local governments, who presented their cases on the day and were judged to select the award-winning local governments.

Gyeongnam Province was recognized for its achievements in creating a happy workplace through empathy and communication by assigning dedicated personnel to prevent workplace harassment and establishing guidelines for prevention and response to workplace harassment to ensure transparent and fair handling.

It received positive evaluations by introducing policies such as the "Survey on Words People Want to Hear and Words They Don’t Want to Hear" to foster empathy across generations and ranks, the play "Kara Flower Scent" to promote a horizontal organizational culture, and anonymous chat rooms by rank to improve organizational culture.

By installing and operating a workplace harassment reporting center, accessibility for prevention and deterrence of harassment was enhanced, and employee convenience was promoted by allowing reports via work management systems, phone, and email.

Lee Sam-hee, Director of the Provincial Autonomous Administration Bureau, said, "Since citizen-centered administration begins in a happy workplace, we will create a transparent organizational culture and strengthen employees' capabilities to provide administrative services that citizens can feel."

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