Mirae Company Receives Prime Minister Award as '2020 Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Family-Friendly Excellent Company'

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] Mirae Company announced on the 17th that CEO Kim Jungoo received the ‘Prime Minister’s Commendation for Family-Friendly Excellent Company’ from the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. Mirae Company introduced and operated various systems to support harmonious family life for its members, receiving the family-friendly company certification for the first time in 2012, and this year was awarded the Prime Minister’s Commendation.

The family-friendly certification system is a program by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family that selects certified companies through evaluation of institutions and public organizations that exemplary operate childbearing and childcare support, flexible working hours, and family-friendly workplace culture creation.

Mirae Company operates an early leave day every Wednesday and has introduced a flexible working hours system to increase work immersion and efficiency. At the same time, it runs systems for work-life balance such as sabbatical leave for long-term employees, wedding anniversary leave, maternity leave (including spouses), and actively encourages the use of annual leave during bridge holidays.

Additionally, to improve the quality of life for its members, the company provides childbirth congratulatory money, wedding congratulatory money, and welfare points. By using welfare points, members can select and apply for services they need from various categories such as postpartum care centers, pregnancy, childbirth, childcare-related services, travel, health management, self-development, and cultural activities, thereby increasing member satisfaction.

Since receiving the family-friendly company certification for the first time in 2012, Mirae Company has maintained its qualification as a family-friendly company for a total of 12 years until 2023 through re-certification this year.

CEO Kim Jungoo said, “I am very pleased that the value of exemplary welfare system operation and efforts to create a family-friendly workplace culture, which extends not only to the company’s members but also to their families, has been recognized.” He added, “Mirae Company aims for a corporate culture based on community spirit that allows all members to balance happy work and family life, have fair and equitable opportunities, and communicate with consideration for others. We will continue to think and communicate more to provide the optimal working environment so that members can enjoy a balanced life.”

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