Gyeonggi Province Awards 'Gyeonggi Family-Friendly Good Workplace Company' Certification to 94 Companies and Institutions

Gyeonggi Province Leads Local Governments Nationwide in Certifying 2025 Gyeonggi Family-Friendly Good Workplace Companies
New Support Fund for Recertified Companies Introduced This Year
'0.5 & 0.75 Job Support Program' Officially Launched

Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Economic Science Promotion Agency have certified 94 companies and institutions in the province as '2025 Gyeonggi Family-Friendly Good Workplace Companies' and will provide various incentives to these organizations.

Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Economic Science Promotion Agency held an award ceremony on the 30th to certify 94 companies and institutions in the province as '2025 Gyeonggi Family-Friendly Good Workplace Companies.' Photo by Gyeonggi Province

On the afternoon of September 30, Gyeonggi Province held an award ceremony for the '2025 Gyeonggi Family-Friendly Good Workplace Companies' at the Gwanggyo Hall of the Gyeonggi Economic Science Promotion Agency. The event was attended by Yoon Youngmi, Director of Gender Equality and Family Affairs of Gyeonggi Province; Kim Minho, Vice Chair of the Gender Equality and Lifelong Education Committee of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council; Kang Jihoon, Director of Corporate Growth at the Gyeonggi Economic Science Promotion Agency; as well as representatives from the certified companies and approximately 200 other stakeholders.

The 'Gyeonggi Family-Friendly Good Workplace Companies' certification program aims to foster family-friendly work environments by identifying and certifying companies that operate exemplary family-friendly policies, and then providing them with a range of benefits (63 in total).

In April, the province conducted document reviews, on-site inspections, and a certification committee evaluation of 241 applicants. As a result, 64 new companies and 30 recertified companies were selected, totaling 94 final certified organizations. The evaluation criteria included: ▲ the status of family-friendly policy implementation, ▲ the interest and commitment of top management, ▲ the stability of the company, and ▲ employee satisfaction. The selected companies received a certificate, a plaque, and a certification mark in the name of the Governor of Gyeonggi Province. Notably, the newly certified companies were chosen through a competitive process with a ratio of 3.2:1, reaffirming that a family-friendly workplace culture is an essential value in corporate management.

Among the newly certified outstanding companies, BNK Sports Co., Ltd. (located in Anseong) has established a dedicated family-friendly management support department and assigned specialized personnel to operate systems such as flexible working hours and reduced working hours for employees with young children. The company also enhances employee satisfaction by providing cultural benefits and welfare support through sponsorships of sports teams such as soccer and baseball, tailored to the company's characteristics. Furthermore, it actively implements family-friendly management by promptly reflecting amendments to maternity protection policies.

Starting this year, Gyeonggi Province introduced a new support fund of 2 million won per company for recertified organizations and expanded the number of incentive items to 63 across 12 institutions. In addition, the province operates a dedicated recruitment portal for family-friendly companies to help secure talent and produces promotional videos to support outstanding companies.

In particular, the province has launched the '0.5&0.75 Job Support Program,' which provides support for attendance management systems, additional employment incentives, and reduced salary subsidies to companies operating reduced working hour systems such as 20-hour or 30-hour workweeks.

Yoon Youngmi, Director of Gender Equality and Family Affairs of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "Introducing family-friendly policies is essential for companies seeking to attract top talent," and added, "Gyeonggi Province will continue to promote a family-friendly workplace culture through various policies that residents can truly experience, such as support funds for implementing family-friendly policies and assistance for reduced working hours."

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