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7 in 10 Big Firms Allow Remote Work Despite Eased Pandemic Curbs: Poll

SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 7 in 10 large South Korean companies are allowing their employees to work from home even after the government removed most anti-coronavirus curbs over a month ago, a poll showed Wednesday. The survey of the country’s leading 100 firms by sales, taken by the Korea Enterprises Federation [...]

S. Korea Expected to Have More Productivity Growth Potential from Wider Use of Working from Home: BOK Report

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has more room for improving productivity with a wider use of working from home, given its high internet connectivity and long commuting time caused by chronic traffic jams, a central bank report showed Thursday. According to the report by the Bank of Korea (BOK), the number of [...]