CEO Gu Ji-eun's Ourhome Achieves Fastest Wage Negotiation... Establishing Advanced Labor-Management Culture

At the wage adjustment signing ceremony held on the 7th at the Ourhome Food Research Center located in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, CEO and Vice Chairman Gu Ji-eun (left) and Labor Union Chairman Ko Jae-gyun are posing for a commemorative photo. (Photo by Ourhome)

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] Comprehensive food company Ourhome announced on the 8th that its labor and management held a wage adjustment signing ceremony.

The signing ceremony was held with the attendance of 12 labor-management negotiation committee members, including Ourhome Vice Chairman and CEO Gu Ji-eun and Labor Union Chairman Ko Jae-gyun. Ourhome labor and management agreed that they must join forces to strengthen competitiveness and overcome the crisis amid the spread of COVID-19 and the stagnant market situation. This year’s wage increase rate was decided to be higher than the recent five-year average wage increase rate of Ourhome.

Earlier, both labor and management started new wage negotiations from the 25th of last month, right after the transition to the Gu Ji-eun CEO system, and after 13 days of close practical consultations, signed the wage adjustment on July 7. Under a common goal, labor and management understood each other’s positions and made concessions, reaching an agreement in the shortest period since the company’s founding. It is expected to serve as a good precedent for establishing an advanced labor-management culture.

Since her inauguration, Ourhome CEO Gu Ji-eun has actively engaged in dialogue with the labor union and made efforts to reach a smooth agreement between both sides. She directly reviewed various employee opinions and immediately institutionalized and reflected measures such as ▲simplification of reporting systems ▲improvement of health checkup systems ▲non-application of the annual leave promotion system ▲complete autonomy in dress code ▲introduction of vaccine leave. In particular, the decision not to apply the ‘annual leave promotion system’ to guarantee employees’ autonomy in using annual leave was highly welcomed.

Labor Union Chairman Ko Jae-gyun said, “As far as I know, this is the first time the vice chairman has directly participated in the dialogue,” and added, “I thank the management for quickly reaching an agreement while forming a great consensus.”

An Ourhome official said, “We thank the chairman and labor union negotiation committee members who worked hard to conclude the agreement in a short period,” and added, “We hope this agreement will be a stepping stone for labor and management to join forces to overcome the crisis and take a step forward.”

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