LG Uplus Re-certified as a 'Family-Friendly Company' by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] LG Uplus announced on the 16th that it has been re-certified as a ‘Family-Friendly Company’ selected by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. This is the result of receiving high evaluations for its family-friendly organizational culture promoted for employees and their families.

The Family-Friendly Certification is a system in which the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family reviews companies and public institutions that operate exemplary systems such as support for childbirth and child-rearing, and the creation of a family-friendly culture, and then grants certification.

LG Uplus first received the Family-Friendly Company certification in 2010 and has been re-certified every three years. As the third certification obtained in 2018 expired this year, the company successfully acquired the fourth certification through the Ministry’s review.

In this evaluation, LG Uplus received consistently high scores in areas such as ▲utilization rate of childbirth and child-rearing support systems ▲flexible work systems ▲creation of a family-friendly workplace culture ▲satisfaction surveys conducted among employees.

LG Uplus is actively promoting support policies for work-life balance. First, to protect the maternity of employees, it provides support tailored to the pregnancy cycle, including ▲a two-hour reduction in working hours per day ▲support for medical examination leave ▲up to six months of unpaid pregnancy leave ▲childcare leave during pregnancy ▲up to 90 days of maternity leave ▲up to one year of childcare leave (which can be used in two separate periods).

The company also gives gifts timed to employees’ childbirth and children’s school entrance. Upon childbirth, employees can choose from eight childbirth gift items, and gifts with encouraging messages are given for school entrance and the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT). Additionally, to boost the morale of team leaders, a ‘Leader Package’ allowing rest at a 5-star hotel with family is provided once a year, and on anniversaries of employees and their families, the company operates ‘Happiness Plus 2 Hours’ (twice a year), which supports leaving work two hours early.

Furthermore, the biannual family invitation events have been changed to non-face-to-face support programs after COVID-19. In May, to celebrate Children’s Day, home-stay kits suitable for children’s ages are gifted, and in October, pension family trips or family photo shoot vouchers that employees and their parents can enjoy together are provided.

Jihyun Jung, head of HR at LG Uplus, said, “When employees receive respect and support for the company from their families, their pride in the company and work engagement also increase. We will continue to expand a flexible and family-friendly organizational culture so that members of various generations can enjoy working.”

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