Korea Philip Morris Achieves 'Top Employer Certification' for 3 Consecutive Years

Baek Young-jae, CEO of Korea Philip Morris (second from the left), and Pravin Upadhye, Executive Vice President of Human Resources (third from the left), are taking a commemorative photo with employees. Photo by Korea Philip Morris

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] Korea Philip Morris announced on the 24th that it has received the ‘Excellent Employer Certification’ from the Excellent Employment Association for three consecutive years. Philip Morris also earned the Excellent Employer Certification in the Asia region, achieving a double crown.

The Excellent Employment Association is a global organization that evaluates the HR policies of companies worldwide and certifies those with outstanding HR systems and corporate culture annually. Korea Philip Morris met the criteria for excellent employer selection in all categories, including HR strategy, work environment, education and development, employee compensation, diversity and inclusion, digitalization, and sustainability. In particular, it received a perfect score of 100 in areas such as HR strategy, leadership, ethics, and morality, earning high praise.

Under the vision of a ‘smoke-free future,’ Korea Philip Morris strives to provide adult smokers with better alternatives to conventional cigarettes to improve their health and quality of life. The most important driving force in successfully realizing this vision is people, meaning employees, and the company is committed to providing a good working environment and various development opportunities under this value.

Especially, the company operates a half-day work system every Friday, allowing employees to work only in the morning so they can spend more time with their families and have time for personal development. Recently, it introduced parental leave of up to 18 weeks, offering the same benefits to adoptive and legal guardian families, presenting a new model for work-family balance.

Baek Young-jae, CEO of Korea Philip Morris, said, “Being recognized as an excellent employer in Korea and Asia is proof that the company is on the right path to creating a desirable work environment,” adding, “Korea Philip Morris will spare no effort to cultivate an industry-leading excellent employment culture and provide employees with advanced welfare benefits and various career development opportunities.”

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