Gwangju Dong-gu Obtains Re-certification as a Family-Friendly Organization

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Im Taek) announced on the 3rd that it was selected as a re-certified institution in the ‘2020 Family-Friendly Certification Institution Evaluation’ hosted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.

The Family-Friendly Certification System is a system in which the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family certifies companies and public institutions that operate family-friendly systems exemplarily to support workers' work-family balance.

Dong-gu was first certified as a family-friendly institution in 2012, and was consecutively selected as a re-certified institution for the fourth time this time, following the extension of validity in 2015 and re-certification in 2017.

Dong-gu has been operating various family-friendly systems such as encouraging childbirth and childcare support, activating flexible working systems, promoting parental leave, providing parking support for female employees during childcare periods, and distributing convenience products for pregnant women, receiving great responses from employees.

In particular, every Friday is designated as Family-Friendly Day, discouraging overtime work and encouraging on-time leaving so that employees can spend time with their families.

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, “We will continue to do our best to improve organizational culture where employees’ work and life are balanced and to create a family-friendly working environment.”

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