Liman Korea, Siwon School, and Sunho Food received the commendation from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Minister of SMEs and Startups, respectively, at the 14th Great Workplace Awards.
The 14th Best Companies to Work Awards, co hosted by the Korea Economic Magazine and the Korea Management Evaluation Institute and sponsored by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, the Ministry of Labor and the Presidential Jobs Committee, was awarded to companies preferred by university students since October last year. The official application was received by the 21st of May.
The judging committee was chaired by Ko Seong sam, president of the Korea Management Evaluation Institute (former president and advisor of the Korean Business Association). The judging panel included Lee Jong-hoon, former president of Chung-Ang University (former president of the Gyeongsil Training Institute) and Jang Seung-gyu, editor of Hankyung Business.
Cosmetics brand Liman Korea Co., Ltd. received a commendation from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy in the field of job creation. The company aims to achieve 50 billion won in monthly sales and 1 trillion won in annual sales by 2025, and grow into a global S&P company. Founded in 2018, the number of sellers increased to 300,000 within three years, receiving high praise.
Siwon School (SJW International Co., Ltd.), which is considered the number one leader in English education, and Chosun Food, led by Seung Geuk Lee, a famous salted fish, received the Minister of SMEs and Startups' commendation.
Siwon School is showing excellent results in employee welfare, such as hiring the disabled and operating mentoring programs, operating a family friendly welfare system, refreshing vacation system, paying 1 million won in paid vacation and vacation expenses every three years, and awarding outstanding employees.
Preferred Food is growing by more than 200% every year, and it is unusual for a salted seafood sales company to set a sales target of 10 billion won this year. past again
It received high praise for being certified as a venture company and growing together with the CEO and 30 employees.
AB InBev Korea OB Beer and TGS Holdings received the Korea Economic Magazine CEO Award in the corporate welfare sector, respectively.
AB InBev Korea OB Beer is the only beer company in Korea that operates three factories nationwide with around 1900 full time employees. It is a company with the largest market share in the Korean beer market, generating approximately 1.7 trillion won (as of 2018) in sales.
In addition to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management, the company received high marks for focusing on employee welfare and education, such as flexible and telecommuting systems, as a top ten work innovation for employees.
TGS Holdings Co., Ltd. is a company that has created a new concept hybrid on/offline integrated mobile electronic gift certificate that has the same exchange value and payment value as cash with a smartphone in the untact (non-face-to-face) era of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). It was selected in the corporate welfare category due to high employee satisfaction.
Ko Seong sam, president of the Korea Management Assessment Service, said, “Companies participating in the Best Companies to Work Award for have recorded excellent expansion and high sales despite the recent economic situation and difficult times, and put the welfare of their employees as their top priority.” “I hope there will be more places that recognize that satisfied companies have higher growth rates,” he said.
[Grand Prize for a good company to work for] Liman Korea, commendation from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy
Provide jobs to young women who are restricted from reemployment and young people who are blocked by spec barriers
Liman Korea Co., Ltd. received a commendation from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy in the job creation sector of the ‘14th Best Companies to Work For’. Liman Korea is a cosmetics distribution company established in 2018 and a sponsored door-to-door sales company affiliated with the Direct Sales Mutual Aid Association.
By actively resolving consumer damage compensation and illegal acts, and completing a sound corporate structure, it is gaining great trust from not only members but also consumers. It currently has over 300,000 registered members.
Liman Korea's sponsored door-to-door sales are attracting a lot of attention as they can start with small capital and no stores as the unemployment problem for women and youth intensifies. This is because career-interrupted women with limited re-employment jobs and young people who are blocked by technical barriers such as academic background can start their own business without burden of funds.
Liman Korea does more than just create jobs. With a systematic education system and social community building, it is playing a role of support for its members.
Through 24 hubs and agencies across the country, it has formed a community where member entrepreneurs can share their sales know how and experiences. In addition, we are strengthening the professionalism of business operators through systematic training.
Kim Kyung joong, CEO of Liman Korea, said, “It has grown remarkably over the past three years since its foundation, and has made efforts to create jobs for women and young people and improve the quality of life. I will help you find this freedom and make your dreams come true.”
Meanwhile, Liman Korea recently donated 300 million won worth of its products to underprivileged women through the '1.1.1 Commitment Donation Campaign'. At the same time, we donated 400 million won worth of hand sanitizer through the “Corona 19 Overcoming Campaign” and are continuing various social contribution activities such as volunteering to recover from floods of employees.
[Grand Prize for a good company to work for] Received a commendation from the Minister of Small and Medium Venture Business
Seung-Gyeok Lee, the ‘master of salted fish’, actively leads social contribution activities
Chosun Foods received a commendation from the Minister of SMEs and Startups at the 14th Great Workplace Grand Prize. Preferred Foods is a food manufacturing company that develops, manufactures and sells salted seafood in sanitary facilities certified by the quality management system ‘KS Q ISO’.
CEO Seung Gyeok Lee, who established the company under the name “Shoonjeotgal” in 2011, started exporting to Dubai, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States in 2012. It was certified as a venture company in 2014. Since 2015, a department dedicated to research and development has been created and has been selected for the industry, academia, and research technology development project, and the trademark ‘Lee Seung-Gyeok Seed Salted’ has been registered.
Preferred Foods is operating a total of 6 departments. The Management Support Department coordinates and supports various business activities for the achievement of corporate vision and sustainable management. It establishes mid to long term business strategies and goals, manages the financial status to achieve them, and supports all employees to effectively carry out their work in an optimal working environment.
The Ministry of Quality and Production Management aims to certify the Hazardous Factors Critical Control Standards of the Korea Food Safety Management Certification Authority (HACCP). We are striving to maintain and improve quality in consideration of the introduction and application, operation, and environment of quality-related certifications other than HACCP. The Sales Support Department is in charge of purchasing raw and sub-materials, marketing, national support projects, and smart factory projects. Honest responses to products and consumers and identification of their preferences are also being implemented.
Preferred Foods raises consumer satisfaction through ecofriendly and ethical manufacturing and distribution, and is making sustainable food, salted fish that considers tomorrow and our descendants. From December of last year to February of this year, in order to increase employee satisfaction, the company is striving for sustainable management by listening to opinions on the working environment, welfare, and culture and improving problems.
Since 2019, the youth-related system has been continuously operating to provide a long-term working environment for young people. By utilizing the youth employment project operated by Gangwon-do, the foundation has been laid for parallel work.
In addition, it is concentrating on social contribution activities by providing free food service centers in Sokcho and continuous supply of goods to the low-income and vulnerable groups.
[Grand Prize] Siwon School, Minister of Small and Medium Venture Business Award
“Operating various welfare systems for employee happiness and the formation of a proper corporate culture”
Siwon School, a comprehensive foreign language education company, received a commendation from the Minister of SMEs and Startups at the 14th Best Companies to Work For.
Siwon School achieved a splendid achievement of winning the award for the second time in a row by receiving a commendation this year after winning the job creation category at the 13th Awards.
Siwon School is operating various welfare systems that prioritize employee happiness and corporate culture based on the management philosophy that anyone can enjoy learning through content and change their lives as a result of learning. In recognition of this, his name was added to the award list of the best companies to work for.
In particular, ‘Family Day’, which leaves work at 5 pm every Wednesday so that you can spend dinner with your family, and ‘Happy Anniversary Day’, where you leave one hour early on wedding anniversaries and family birthdays, are typical examples.
Birthdays, wedding anniversaries, pregnancy, childbirth, and children's elementary, middle, high school, and college admissions are given as gifts to celebrate family anniversaries together.
It encourages balance between work and rest by providing 5 days of paid leave and 1 million won in vacation pay every 3 years of service. In addition, the company is operating a welfare system that can be used in daily life, such as providing a menu of your choice once a day for free in the in-house cafeteria.
Siwon School was also selected as a ‘family-friendly certified company’ by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. In TBS TV's 'Minsaeng Research Center', he appeared as an exemplary case for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that preemptively implement the 52-hour workweek.
Yang Hong geol, CEO of Siwon School, said, “I am honored to have been selected as a good company to work for for the second time in a row and to receive a commendation from the Minister of SMEs and Startups. We believe that we will continue to operate the necessary welfare system for our employees.”
[Grand Prize for a good company to work for] OB Beer wins the CEO award in the corporate welfare sector
Formation of a corporate culture that actively practices two-way communication and work-life balance
ABInBev Korea was recognized for its differentiated welfare system, industry leading welfare benefits, and flexible and horizontal organizational culture.
OB has introduced maternity leave and parental leave that exceed legal standards to support work-family balance for employees. In addition to a total of 90 days of maternity leave, an additional 30 days of maternity leave is provided, and male employees are also provided with two weeks of paid leave when their spouse gives birth. It also provides four days of paid fertility treatment leave to both male and female workers.
OB Beer is operating an ‘employee professional counseling service’ so that employees can pursue a healthy and happy life not only at work but also in their daily life.
Through this service, employees can receive personal psychological counseling such as personal relationships and stress, as well as counseling in all areas of life, including child rearing, family-related counseling, and life law. The company is actively taking care of the mental health of its employees so that they can work happily.
OB Beer is also famous for its flexible and horizontal organizational culture. In particular, it has established various two-way internal communication channels with an emphasis on communication.
A special communication team in which employees from all over the country participate is formed to listen to the opinions of employees, and the company's business situation, strategies and directions are shared with full-time employees on a monthly basis. In addition, employees present diverse and honest opinions to the company through the 'Employee Engagement Survey' conducted on a regular basis every year.
Ha joon Bae, CEO of OB Brewery, said, “Obi Brewery’s leading corporate culture, which prioritizes employee happiness, is highly regarded. We will do our best to create a corporate culture.”
[Grand Prize for a good company to work for] TGS Holdings won the CEO award in the corporate welfare sector
A distribution innovation company that coexists with gratitude and sharing
TGS Holdings received the CEO Award in the corporate welfare sector at the 14th Best Companies to Work For. TGS Holdings was established in December 2014 as a company that created a new concept hybrid on/offline integrated mobile electronic paper gift voucher that has the same exchange value and payment value as cash with a smartphone in the untact (non-face-to-face) era.
TGS is an English abbreviation for ‘THANKS (thanks), GIVING (sharing), and SYSTEM (system)’. It has the meaning of a system that gives thanks and sharing to consumers, and supplies products and services within e-commerce and P2P financial platforms. By developing a new distribution system that allows consumers, producers, and distributors to be happy, we are leading the ‘win-win distribution innovation’.
TGS Holdings, which creates a new paradigm of financial distribution, is a holding company that exports cosmetics overseas and spreads Korean culture. △TGS Wallet △GBANK △TGS SYSTEM (Hybrid Electronic System) are subsidiaries.
TGS Inexhaustible Live Commerce, the first live commerce shopping mall opened in Korea, aims to enter 10 overseas countries and register 300,000 products. Selling at a low price, 50% of the profit is shared by the consumer and 50% of the profit is shared by the operator.
This profit has the advantage of being able to purchase the product again or use it for other purposes. In other words, it is a live commerce shopping mall whose goal is to provide inexhaustible benefits.
Before Corona 19, TGS Holdings promoted friendship through group tours in the first and second half of the year and increased loyalty through the promotion ceremony. In addition, bonus gift certificates were provided to maximize life satisfaction so that various products can be used online and offline through smartphones.
To improve employee welfare, TGS Holdings is practicing the company's original philosophy of 'thanks' and 'sharing' with various corporate cultures and excellent benefits.
