ESTsoft (CEO Chung Sang-won) and ESTsecurity (CEO Jung Jin-il) announced on the 20th that they have been selected back to back as a 'Korea Work-Life Balance Culture Excellence Company' and a 'Family-Friendly Certified Company'.
The selections were made on the 6th and the 18th by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, to spread a culture of work-life balance, and by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, to build a family-friendly workplace culture.
ESTsoft and ESTsecurity scored strongly in both assessments for 'eliminating unnecessary overtime and promoting flexible working', 'guaranteeing free use of annual leave and time off' and 'expanding childcare support', along with 'leisure-friendly management' that helps employees balance work and life.
Both companies have implemented a range of policies to build a work-life balance culture.
To promote flexible working they ▲introduced a SaaS-based HR system and an electronic approval platform ▲run Work PLUS benefits and ▲built shared offices for smart working; to guarantee rest they ▲introduced quarter-day leave and ▲ran refresh leave and workation programs.
They have also strengthened childcare support policies, including ▲encouraging reduced working hours during pregnancy and early parenting ▲paying incentives to women returning from parental leave and ▲childbirth gifts and childcare allowances.
Having been selected as work-life balance excellence companies, both firms will receive benefits for the three-year certification period, including corporate publicity support, exemption from inspections and investigations, preferential interest rates, and preferential technology and credit guarantees.
On the selections, ESTsecurity CEO Jung Jin-il said: "We have put a great deal of effort into improving employee benefits and building a family-friendly corporate culture, so we are delighted with this meaningful result," adding, "We will keep working to take employees' views on board and raise satisfaction with work and life, so that the company and individuals can grow and develop together."
ESTsoft CEO Chung Sang-won said: "These two certifications are the fruit of the values and efforts ESTsoft has pursued in order to grow healthily together with our people, and I hope they give everyone who has worked so hard this year a sense of reward and pride," adding, "We will keep doing our very best to build an environment where people are happy at work and to achieve sustainable growth."
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