SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — With a growing number of Koreans choosing to focus on their work-life balance, particularly among office workers from the MZ generation (those born between the 1980s and 2000s), companies are setting out to provide more welfare benefits to employees. Battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. introduced a “Healing Trip” [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — With office workers facing regular commutes again following the end of social distancing policies, many are complaining about heavier spending forced by higher prices and interest rates. “When working from home, I was able to cook my own meals. Now, I have to start buying meals to eat,” said [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean workers who took parental leave in 2021 decreased year-on-year for the first time since the system was introduced in 2001, government data showed Monday. A total of 110,555 workers took time off to take care of their children last year, down 1.3 percent from [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Office workers and students who had been enjoying indoor, solitary hours when social distancing measures were still in place during the pandemic are now worried about giving up that lifestyle. Those with introverted personalities, in particular, are beginning to feel more frustrations. “I was always able to use the [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean companies are preparing for a post-pandemic office life in line with the decision by the government to remove more than two years of virus-related restrictions. Starting Monday, limits on social gatherings and business operations will be gone while the mask mandate will remain in place, as the [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Almost 75 percent of people in the top 1 percent of the earned income tier work at companies located in greater Seoul area, indicating severe inequality between regions in terms of job quality, data showed Monday. Rep. Kim Hoi-jae of the Democratic Party received reports from the National Tax [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s shipbuilding industry, which clinched a string of new orders early this year, is suffering from a shortage of manpower due to poor working conditions. Centered on the port cities of Busan and Ulsan where the shipyards are clustered, this year’s shortage of workers is estimated at up [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — About half of young South Korean workers were not satisfied with their income level, a survey showed Sunday. The National Youth Policy Institute conducted a survey of 4,141 South Koreans between 19 and 34 years of age, and found that the annual income of the respondents averaged 22.23 million [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Two years into the pandemic, public health centers in South Korea are struggling with extreme levels of stress, requiring immediate support. The Gyeonggi Provincial government and a research team led by professor Yoo Myung-soon from Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health conducted a survey of 517 healthcare [...]
DAEJEON, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state-run railway operator Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) said Wednesday that it will introduce a ‘wearable airbag’ to prevent accidents for employees working in high places. The new wearable airbag is a safety jacket worn by employees working at height. If it senses a falling motion, it automatically [...]