{"id":2200326,"date":"2023-03-07T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T23:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2200326"},"modified":"2023-04-05T16:08:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T07:08:03","slug":"govt-overhauls-52-hour-workweek-system-to-provide-more-flexibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/03\/govt-overhauls-52-hour-workweek-system-to-provide-more-flexibility\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea overhauls 52-hour workweek system to \u201cprovide more flexibility\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The South Korean government <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20230306002651315?section=national\/national\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a set of measures on Monday to reform the 52-hour workweek system. The government claims its measures will give workers more flexibility in choosing their work hours. Under the current system, which was introduced in 2018 by the Moon administration, employers must limit overtime work to 12 hours per week to ensure that workers do not work more than 52 hours each week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new revision will allow companies to manage overtime on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and yearly basis so that employers can choose to increase workers\u2019 time on the job during peak times while reducing it when there is less work. The new system will try to prevent employers from making workers work overtime on consecutive working days by guaranteeing a consecutive rest period of 11 hours between each working day. This will enable companies to increase the maximum weekly work hours to 69 while still keeping the average work hours within the 52-hour limit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why It Matters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The business community has welcomed the new revisions as they have long complained of difficulty meeting deadlines. The government also states that it will benefit workers as the system will allow some workers to work four-day workweeks and enjoy sabbaticals. However, the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) and minor opposition Justice Party (JP) strongly oppose the revision. Their joint opposition to the revision makes it unlikely that the new revision will pass in the National Assembly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Labor unions also remain opposed to the revision as they claim that it does not guarantee break times for workers. The public will have 40 days to submit their opinions about the revisions before they are sent to the National Assembly for approval. Although labor reform has been one of President Yoon Suk-yeol\u2019s pledges, the government has an uphill battle to persuade voters and interest groups to agree to the revisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/business-economy\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Business &amp; Economy<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/culture-society\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Culture &amp; Society<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/domestic-politics\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Domestic Politics<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South Korean government announced a set of measures on Monday to reform the 52-hour workweek system. The government claims its measures will give workers more flexibility in choosing their work hours. 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