Lotte Duty Free, Certified as an 'Excellent Labor-Management Relations Company'

On the 14th, Lotte Duty Free received the 'Excellent Labor-Management Relations Company' certification from the Korea Management Certification Institute in recognition of its efforts for coexistence and cooperation between labor and management. (From left) Hwang Eun-joo, President of the Korea Management Certification Institute; Lee Gap, CEO of Lotte Duty Free; Yoon Hye-rim, Chairperson of the Lotte Duty Free Uri Value Labor Union.

[Asia Economy Reporter Yuri Kim] Lotte Duty Free announced on the 14th that it has received the 'Excellent Labor-Management Relations Company' certification from the Korea Management Certification Institute in recognition of its contribution to coexistence and cooperation between labor and management.

The 'Excellent Labor-Management Relations Company' certification is a system that certifies organizations that have formed labor-management relations based on mutual respect and trust, fostering coexistence and cooperation. The Korea Management Certification Institute comprehensively evaluates the leadership of labor and management representatives, the maturity of labor-management relations, and the period without disputes through on-site interviews, surveys of all employees, and performance reports to grant the certification to excellent companies.

Lotte Duty Free has implemented a unified honorific system by standardizing all employee titles to 'nim' to establish a horizontal corporate culture and operates a 'Junior Board' to allow frontline voices to be directly conveyed to management. The company is also striving to improve corporate culture by conducting 'Negong Live,' an in-house internet broadcast for real-time communication between management and employees, once every two months.

To ensure employment stability and create an environment for long-term service for female employees, Lotte Duty Free provides, in addition to legal systems, 10 months of prenatal leave, 1 year of extended childcare leave, and 1 year of childcare leave for children entering elementary school, guaranteeing up to 49 months of leave and absence. For employees requiring infertility treatment, up to 12 months of infertility leave is supported. For male workers, taking at least one month of childcare leave is mandatory, reflecting efforts to foster a mutually beneficial labor-management relationship.

Lee Gap, CEO of Lotte Duty Free, said, "I feel proud that the corporate culture of coexistence and harmony, achieved through the efforts of labor and management members, has been recognized," and added, "Lotte Duty Free will continue to actively communicate with the labor union and strive to build a future-oriented labor-management relationship."

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