SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Presidential Committee on Aging Society and Population Policy announced on March 4 that it will begin formal discussions this month to develop its fifth basic plan (2026-2030) for addressing the nation’s declining birthrate and aging population challenges. The announcement follows the committee’s ninth emergency population meeting, held virtually [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Experts at a population strategy forum have called for a fundamental shift in workplace culture, arguing that employees balancing work, caregiving, and personal life should become the new standard in personnel management to address South Korea’s declining birth rate and achieve better work-life integration. The forum, held on November 20 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Jobs site Job Korea conducted a survey of 1,162 employed individuals in their 20s and 30s and found that the majority described themselves to be lacking in sufficient leisure time. Marital status had a minor effect on how “time-poor” the respondents were, as 74.2 percent of married individuals and [...]