"No Work Instructions via KakaoTalk After Hours"... Hwasun County's Unique Campaign by Senior Officials Draws Attention

Guaranteeing Employees' Right to Rest
Creating an Organizational Culture for Work-Life Balance

On the 16th, Gubokgyu, the mayor of Hwasun County, along with senior officials, held a unique campaign to refrain from giving work instructions through group chat rooms outside of working hours. Provided by Hwasun County

"Let's not give work instructions through group KakaoTalk chats after working hours"

On September 16, Gubokgyu, the mayor of Hwasun County, along with senior officials, drew attention by holding a unique campaign titled "No Work Instructions via KakaoTalk After Working Hours!"

The campaign stood out because the department heads, including the mayor, took the initiative together to create an organizational culture where employees' right to rest is respected and work-life balance can be achieved.

Hwasun County expects this campaign to serve as an opportunity for all staff members to share the philosophy of the institution head regarding the establishment of a horizontal organizational culture.

An official from the county explained, "We named the campaign 'KakaoTalk NO!' to make its purpose easy to understand, but the intention is to refrain as much as possible from all forms of contact outside of working hours, including group SNS messages, text messages, and phone calls, not just KakaoTalk."

Mayor Gubokgyu stated, "We must guarantee sufficient rest for our employees in order to improve the quality of administrative services," adding, "We will establish an organizational culture where people can fully rest during their time off and focus entirely on work during business hours, so that we can provide better administrative services to the residents."

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