The protection of families is a common, national cause that permeates society as a whole, said the Secretary of State responsible for families of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation on Tuesday in Budapest, at the ceremonial handing over of the Family Friendly Workplace trademark certificates.
Ágnes Hornung reminded that in 2010, the government decided to view families "not as a hindering factor, but as the most important basis of national self-determination", and as part of the family-friendly turn, it launched a support system that is unique in Europe, which helps children even before conception families and contributes to the creation of solid foundations for family life.
Since the revolution, with the continuous expansion of the support system, the appreciation of families has also increased, and social institutions, especially employers, have joined the task of harmonizing work and family life, so that the two important arenas of life do not conflict with each other, but work and private life are brought into harmony. describe it - said the state secretary.
The Family-Friendly Workplace trademark established by the Family-Friendly Hungary Center was received at the event by representatives of Semmelweis University (SE), HM Elektronikai, Logisztikai és Vagyonkezelő (EI) Zrt. and Magyar Suzuki Zrt.
Ágnes Szuromi-Kovács, managing director of the Family-Friendly Hungary Center, said that the trademark was founded in 2019, which can be awarded as a workplace and service provider, and which has already been awarded to more than 2,200 organizations, and as a result, family-friendly measures reach more than 300,000 employees.
Béla Merkely, rector of Semmelweis University (SE) , said that the greatest value of their institution is the community built from the university's citizens, which includes more than 14,000 students and almost 10,000 employees. Their well-being, mental and physical capacity must be taken care of in the same way as their family members, he emphasized. The rector said,
the family-friendly approach is an investment, as it improves the scientific activity, commitment and productivity of the employees.
Ibolya Váradi, director of the human policy division of HM EI Zrt. , said that the company, which is 30 years old this year, provides a wide-ranging and diverse service to the Hungarian armed forces: they deal with property and custody protection, real estate management, provide IT services, carry out specialist industrial activities, and for the entire Hungarian armed forces, they they sew the clothes.
They help their employees with a health screening program, a one-time childbirth allowance, and mothers returning to work with flexible, part-time employment.
Zoltán Varga, HR and legal director of Magyar Suzuki Zrt. , stated that in their opinion
harmony in the workplace can really be created if a stable background is provided so that employees can concentrate on work during working hours and only deal with their families at home.
Source: MTI
