KT Alpha Achieves Highest Score in 'Family-Friendly Certification'... "Exemplary Work-Life Balance Practice"

On the 16th, at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul, Seongsu Jo, Executive Director of KT Alpha (right), is receiving the certification plaque at the 'Family-Friendly Certification Award Ceremony.'

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] KT Alpha announced on the 17th that it achieved the highest score in the '2021 Family-Friendly Certification Validity Extension Companies' organized by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.

The Family-Friendly Certification System has been implemented by the government since 2008 for companies and institutions that meet family-friendly legal requirements such as support for childbirth and child-rearing, flexible work systems, and the creation of a family-friendly workplace culture.

KT Alpha first received the family-friendly certification in 2018, won the Minister's Award for Family-Friendly Excellent Company in 2019, and through this year's re-evaluation, the certification validity period was extended until 2023. It received high evaluations for a 100% employment retention rate after automatic parental leave and maternity leave for female employees, a 95.2% return rate after parental leave, and a 93.3% utilization rate of spouse childbirth leave of 10 days or more.

Jung Ki-ho, CEO of KT Alpha, said, “Under the management philosophy that the company’s growth can only be achieved when employees are happy, we will strive even more to expand systems and corporate culture for work-life balance so that employees can work more happily.”