SEOUL, Jun. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – What constitutes a high salary for South Korean office workers? According to a recent survey, the general consensus is an annual income of around 85.5 million won. The survey, conducted by the job platform JobKorea, polled 721 employed men and women, allowing for multiple responses. The results showed that respondents [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — With the cost of eating out continuing to rise rapidly, an increasing number of office workers are turning to company cafeterias to minimize expenses. Company cafeterias are attracting office workers due to their affordable prices and daily-changing menus. “I can purchase a salad for 3,000 won (US$2.31) at the [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The relaxation of virus curbs and the rapidly increasing cost of eating out are bringing changes to the lunchtime culture for office workers. A survey conducted by market researcher Embrain Trend Monitor of 1,000 office workers between 19 and 59 years old revealed that 50.8 percent of the respondents [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Marketing campaigns and administrative service initiatives targeting office workers during rush hour are becoming increasingly popular. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it would be offering free labor counseling services at 22 major subway stations during workers’ evening commute. The program will provide certified labor lawyers who offer one-on-one [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – OpenAI’s innovative chatbot, ChatGPT, has caused a stir among South Korean office workers, with expectations and concerns swirling around the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The chatbot’s capabilities were recently put to the test by a financial worker named Kim, who tasked it with generating 30 questions for [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — One in 10 office workers has been asked out consistently at work whether they like it or not, a survey showed Sunday. A pro-labor civic group Gabjil 119 conducted a nationwide online survey of 1,000 office workers, 11 percent of whom said they had been asked out by colleagues [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — While the overall situation appears to be improving, 1 in 4 office workers are still being subject to harassment in the workplace, a survey showed Sunday. Gabjil 119, an advocacy group for workplace bullying victims conducted a survey of 2,000 office workers, in which 23.5 percent said they had [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean office workers experience switch jobs 2.5 times on average during their career, a recent report has showed. Among East Asian countries, in particular, South Koreans had the highest willingness to work abroad. Global human resource consulting firm PersolKelly Consulting on Wednesday announced the results of its “APAC Workforce [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A vast majority of South Korean office workers are worried that their company could go belly up, a recent survey has revealed. According to a survey of 315 workers by job portal CareerNet Corp., 75.9 percent of the respondents said they were worried about their employer going bankrupt. When [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A significant number of South Korean office workers are suffering from a lack of sleep. According to a survey of 565 workers conducted by online job portal Saramin, 74.2 percent of the respondents said they were suffering from sleep deprivation. The average daily sleep time of all respondents was [...]