OB Beer Selected as a '2019 Family-Friendly Company' by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family

OB Beer has been selected as a '2019 Family-Friendly Certified Company' awarded by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. OB Beer CEO Bae Hajun (left) and employees are taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Saeng-hye] OB Beer announced on the 21st that it has been selected as a ‘2019 Family-Friendly Certified Company’ awarded by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.

The Family-Friendly Certification System is a program in which the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family grants certification to companies and public institutions that exemplary operate family-friendly systems to support workers’ work-family balance. Based on the Act on the Promotion of a Family-Friendly Social Environment, companies are selected after reviewing compliance with support for workers’ childbirth and child-rearing, improvements in work and leave systems, and the creation of a family-friendly workplace culture.

OB Beer supports employees’ work-family balance by introducing maternity leave and parental leave systems that exceed legal standards. Since January last year, it has been providing an additional 30 days of maternity protection leave on top of the existing total of 90 days of maternity leave, and has expanded spouse childbirth leave from the existing 5 days to 2 weeks of paid leave. In addition, infertility treatment leave has been newly established, providing 4 days of paid leave to both male and female workers.

Furthermore, OB Beer is leading the creation of a corporate culture for a harmonious work-life balance by implementing flexible working hours, PC Off (a system that automatically shuts down PCs after work hours), ‘Family Day’ every Wednesday, and paid leave for wedding anniversaries.

Baek Ha-jun, CEO of OB Beer, said, “I believe that the happiness of our company members starts from their families,” and added, “We will continue to develop into a balanced family-friendly company so that our employees can feel happiness both at work and at home.”