Daegu Urban Development Corp. wins minister's commendation at 21st Pregnant Women's Day ceremony

Daegu Urban Development Corp. announced Monday it received a commendation from the Ministry of Health and Welfare at the 21st Pregnant Women's Day ceremony, becoming the only local public enterprise recognized at this year's event, for its efforts to build a pregnancy- and childbirth-friendly workplace and foster a family-oriented organizational culture.

The corporation has pursued a range of measures to support the health and continued employment of pregnant and postpartum staff, including revised standards for prenatal checkup leave, maternity protection hours, fertility treatment leave, reduced working hours during pregnancy, newly introduced special leave allowing employees to accompany their spouses to prenatal appointments, and expanded paternity leave.

It has also actively encouraged the use of childcare hours, reduced working hours during the childcare period and flexible work arrangements, while setting up an in-house nursing room — creating a work environment that allows employees to balance work with parenting after childbirth.

Prenatal checkup leave was particularly revamped to reflect the growing need for medical visits as a pregnancy progresses, allowing staff to take leave on a tiered basis according to the stage of pregnancy.

"This award is the result of the collective efforts of all our employees, who worked together to put systems in place and carry them out in order to build an organizational culture where pregnancy, childbirth and childcare are respected," said Lee Jae-yong, president of the corporation.