SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae said Friday it will reduce its employees’ working hours to 35 per week starting next year as part of its efforts to improve their work-life balance. It will mark the first case for a local conglomerate to adopt the 35-hour working week policy, when [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Fewer than half of South Koreans now put work before family, according to a new survey. Findings from this year’s social survey revealed that the figure for those who prioritize work over family had dropped below 50 percent for the first time since records began at Statistics Korea. The [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Just seven years ago, Cho Soo-kyung, a public relations agency worker, hardly had time for herself as her job demanded nearly every moment of her waking hours. A sense of devotion and achievement were her rewards, or at least that’s what her company wanted her to believe. “Then, I [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans used about 60 percent of the paid holidays given to them on average in 2013, government data showed Monday, amid growing calls to improve poor working conditions and long hours on the job. According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, South Korean [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study by the YBM TOEIC Commission revealed that work-life balance is most sought after by young South Koreans, reflecting the country’s highly-demanding work environment. According to the commission’s online survey of 3,294 college students and young job seekers, 43.6 percent (1,435) of the participants said “life that [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s government offices will now be asked to ensure their employees get at least nine hours of rest after work under the government’s new initiative to help improve the health of civil servants, officials said Wednesday. Social media and phone communications with government employees during off-duty hours will [...]
SEJONG, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government is promoting a large-scale, public-private joint campaign to establish a new work-life balanced corporate culture. The Ministry of Employment and Labor held the “Second Public-Private Council on Work-Life Balanced Culture” at the Seoul Job Center on Thursday, June 30, along with other relevant authorities and economic [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) –It turned out that such a wide gap in looking at the ‘work-life balance’ issue between the parties negotiating a contract — the Korea Football Association and Bert Van Marwijk – reportedly thwarted a nearly sealed agreement about selecting the next head coach for South Korea’s national football team in preparation for [...]