KT&G receives award for workplace gender equality

Cigarette maker KT&G said Thursday that it had been awarded the labor minister’s award for workplace gender equality.

Last year, the number of male employees using child care leave at KT&G saw a fourfold increase on-year. It also implemented an automatic child care leave system that allowed new mothers to take time off without complicated paperwork.

The company also extended its maternity leave to one year and child care leave to two years, allowing new mothers to take up to three years off per child. KT&G also runs a day care facility within the company to help with work-life balance, the company said.

KT&G, which was certified as a family-friendly company by the Gender Equality Ministry and a leisure-friendly company by the Culture Ministry, said that it will “continue to create diverse programs in line with government policies to promote gender equality in the workplace.” 

By Won Ho-jung (hjwon@heraldcorp.com)