SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey has revealed that caregivers employed in hospitals endure long working hours, with an average of six days per week and 17 hours per day. As caregivers provide around-the-clock patient care, they do not receive an adequate amount of rest hours. Additionally, they have reported instances of contracting [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Caregivers have been excluded from proper support and protection despite an extreme workload during the pandemic era, a survey showed Thursday. The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions conducted a nationwide survey of 273 caregivers in which 84 percent of all caregivers working at sanatoria and other facilities have suffered [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Statistics Korea has revealed that the cost of hiring caregivers rose by 6.9 percent last year, the largest jump since 2005. Last year’s overall consumer price index only rose by 1.5 percent. The only other time that the cost of caregivers has jumped as much was in 2008, when [...]