Korean Senior Research Institute, Awarded 'Good Job Company' Title

Recognition of Employment Growth, Gender Equality, and Employment Realization for Middle-Aged and Older Workers

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] The Korea Senior Research Institute (CEO Lee Jin-yeol) announced on the 18th that it received the 'Good Job Company' award selected by Korea Growth Investment Corporation and the Bank Youth Startup Foundation.

This award selects companies with outstanding job creation performance among those invested through the Bank Job Fund established by Korea Growth Investment Corporation. A total of 166 companies participated, and 7 companies were finally selected. The Korea Senior Research Institute was chosen as the most outstanding company based on employment growth rate, youth and female employment ratio, and work-life balance.

On the 17th, at the '2nd Good Job Companies' Awards Ceremony held at Mapo Front1, Lee Jin-yeol, CEO of the Korea Senior Research Institute (right), is receiving the grand prize.

Since its establishment in 2019, the Korea Senior Research Institute has shown an average annual employment growth rate of about 170% at its headquarters. It also achieved gender-equal employment with a male-to-female ratio of 5 to 5. Its subsidiary, the home care brand Smile Senior's directly managed stores, actively employ middle-aged and older adults aged 50 to 60 and above, a vulnerable group in terms of employment. As of last year, a total of 366 employees were employed at six Smile Senior directly managed stores nationwide, of which 91% were middle-aged and older adults aged 50 and above, and 94% were female employees.

Lee Jin-yeol, CEO of the Korea Senior Research Institute, said, "The senior industry is a field where jobs for middle-aged and older women, a vulnerable employment group, can be created," adding, "We will become a model company leading intergenerational harmony between the middle-aged workforce providing care services to elderly recipients of long-term care insurance and the youth leading the digital transformation of the aging industry."