Supporting Workers' Work-Life Balance... Re-Certification Achieved Following 2021
Gyeonggi Yangju Urban Corporation (President Lee Heung-gyu) announced on the 12th that it was selected as a certified institution for the ‘2024 Leisure-Friendly Certification’ hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and organized by the Regional Culture Promotion Agency on the 7th.
Yangju Urban Corporation is taking a commemorative photo after being selected as a certified institution for the '2024 Leisure-Friendly Certification' hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and organized by the Regional Culture Promotion Agency on the 7th. Provided by Yangju City
The Leisure-Friendly Certification is a system that selects and certifies institutions that have implemented exemplary management to provide workers with a leisure-friendly work environment in accordance with Article 16, Paragraph 1 of the Framework Act on the Promotion of National Leisure, enabling a harmonious balance between work and leisure. Since receiving the Leisure-Friendly Certification for the first time in 2021, the corporation has made various efforts and institutional improvements to enhance the working environment for its executives and employees and to promote work-life balance, achieving the distinction of being selected as a certified institution for two consecutive times.
The main systems include ▲ support to secure leisure-friendliness (operation of various flexible work systems such as hourly annual leave use, annual leave accumulation system, and flexible working hours) ▲ support for leisure expenses (operation of customized welfare systems for executives and employees, support for self-development learning expenses such as book purchases, provision of customized kits for life cycle events such as childbirth and new employment) ▲ support for leisure programs (company-wide and female employee workshops, operation of resilience programs to reduce employee stress, operation of psychological counseling programs for emotional labor workers) ▲ support for leisure facilities (expansion of rest facilities at each workplace, provision of discount benefits at affiliated institutions through agreements with related organizations).
President Lee Heung-gyu stated, “I believe that to achieve the purpose of our corporation’s establishment, which is the welfare enhancement of local citizens, internal customer satisfaction must first be achieved,” and added, “We will continue to actively support employees so that their work and life can be balanced, improve any shortcomings, and make every effort to enhance employee satisfaction with their work environment.”
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