Starting this year, small and midsized companies in South Korea have a new financial incentive to give their employees a half-day off: cash from the government. Since January, the Ministry …
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Korea Wants a 4.5-Day Workweek. The Argument Against It Isn’t About Laziness — It’s About a Number Most People Have Never Heard Of.
by Hana Suhby Hana SuhPresident Lee Jae Myung campaigned on cutting Korea’s statutory workweek from 40 hours to 36, without a pay cut, with an eventual goal of a 4-day, 32-hour week. The stated …
