Samyang Foods Obtains Family-Friendly Company Certification

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] Samyang Foods announced on the 16th that it has obtained certification as a family-friendly company.

The family-friendly company certification, overseen by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, is awarded to companies that exemplary operate family-friendly systems such as flexible working hours, support for childbirth and child-rearing, and the creation of a family-friendly workplace culture. Evaluation criteria include leadership from top management, implementation of family-friendly systems, and satisfaction with family-friendly management.

Samyang Foods received favorable evaluations for actively implementing family-friendly systems that guarantee employees' work-life balance, such as fixed working hours, free use of maternity leave and parental leave, and a reduced working hours system for pregnancy and childcare. The company also plans systematic support to foster female managers and female executives.

Samyang Foods encourages leaving work on time through the PC-OFF system, which forcibly shuts down PCs at the end of working hours, and fosters a family-friendly workplace culture by providing childbirth congratulatory money, school entrance congratulatory money for children, and family resort facilities. Additionally, in June, the company established an ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) welfare fund to enhance employee welfare, expanding welfare points, employee capacity-building education programs, and strengthening other welfare benefits.

A Samyang Foods official stated, “We plan to continue operating diverse and in-depth family-friendly programs to establish an organizational culture where work and family life can be harmoniously balanced.”

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