Hyundai Department Store Duty Free, Awarded Minister of Employment and Labor Prize for 'Excellence in Gender Equality in Employment'

High Praise for Maternity Protection System Exceeding Legal Standards, Including Up to 2 Years of Parental Leave

(From the left) Lee Jeong-min, Executive Director in charge of support at Hyundai Department Store Duty Free, Lee Jeong-sik, Minister of Employment and Labor.

[Asia Economy Reporter Yuri Kim] Hyundai Department Store Duty Free announced on the 30th that it was selected as an excellent company for gender employment equality at the '2022 Employment Equality Contribution Awards' and received a commendation from the Minister of Employment and Labor.

The Excellent Company for Gender Employment Equality award is a system in which the Ministry of Employment and Labor selects and awards outstanding companies that lead the creation of a work environment where men and women can work equally, such as supporting work-family balance and maternal protection systems.

Hyundai Department Store Duty Free was recognized for its contribution to spreading awareness of gender employment equality through the operation of various maternal protection systems and received a commendation from the Minister of Employment and Labor. Hyundai Department Store Duty Free operates maternal protection systems that exceed legal standards, including granting up to two years of parental leave, paid reduced working hours throughout the pregnancy period, and maternity preparation leave available from the recognition of pregnancy. It also runs in-house care programs for pregnant employees, such as providing commuting expenses for pregnant workers, offering pregnancy-specific care meals, supplying health supplements, and free access to pregnancy and childbirth-related lectures at the Hyundai Department Store Culture Center.

Hyundai Department Store Duty Free was consecutively selected as one of the 'Top 100 Job Creation Companies in Korea' by the Ministry of Employment and Labor in 2020 and 2021, and was certified as a 'Family-Friendly Company' by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family in 2020.

Jungmin Lee, Executive Director in charge of support at Hyundai Department Store Duty Free, said, "We operate various work-family balance support systems for male employees as well, such as reduced working hours for childcare, not only for female employees." He added, "We will continue to strive to become a company where everyone wants to work and can work well through the implementation and improvement of employee-friendly systems."

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