A public company in Incheon has come up with an unconventional personnel policy that promises special promotions to employees having a third child.
It is said that public corporations will take the lead in solving the low birth rate problem.
Responses were mixed for and against.
This is reporter Han Woong-hee.
[Reporter]
The Incheon Tourism Organization recently came up with a special promotion policy for employees with multiple children.
The key is to give additional points for promotion when an employee of level 5 or lower gives birth to a second child, and to give special promotion immediately after giving birth to a third child.
If a fifth-level employee at the manager level gives birth to a third child, he or she will immediately become a team leader regardless of conditions such as the length of the promotion or high grades.
<Baekhyun / CEO of Incheon Tourism Organization> “I hope this system will serve as a cornerstone for resolving the low birth rate problem in Korea. The aging population is increasing and the younger population is decreasing, with the thought that even the Korea Tourism Organization should take the lead in solving the problem… .”
Early this year, as the Personnel Innovation Office decided to give personnel benefits to public officials with three or more children, the related preferential policy continues스포츠토토, but Incheon Tourism Organization is the first to receive a special promotion.
Citizens’ reactions to the public corporation’s unconventional personnel policy were mixed.
<Lee Joo-hyung / Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do> “I don’t think it will be effective. For example, if you are unmarried, you may be subject to reverse discrimination by creating another measure to encourage marriage and taking measures to increase each other (fertility rate). I think we should add some more.”
<Sam Park / Songdo, Incheon> “At the workplace, I think that whether or not to get a promotion should be decided by considering the person’s work ability and skills. I wish there were more.”
The women’s community pointed out that policies that improve childrearing conditions should be prioritized rather than encouraging childbirth.
<Cho Seon-hee / Vice President of Incheon Women’s Association> “If it is a public institution that promotes a good work-life balance, such as parental leave, it would be a more active role for public institutions to prioritize such policies so that they can be expanded in the private sector. ….”
In the private sector, Hanmi Global, a medium-sized company, recently drew attention by promising unconditional special treatment for the third child.
The Incheon Tourism Organization plans to implement a new personnel policy from next year after a one-year grace period.