Employees Have Mixed Feelings About Shinsegae’s 35-Hour Workweek

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Employees at Shinsegae Group have mixed feelings about the retail giant’s 35-hour workweek, which began this year, citing positive improvements in work-life balance but heightened labor intensity. The South Korean retailer, which operates Shinsegae department store and E-Mart hypermarket chains, adopted the shortened workweek Jan. 1 to help its workers utilize their time to work more effectively. The company [...]