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Work and leisure policy for Korean workers / by KyungHee Kim.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kim, Kyunghee, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Labor policy--Korea (South).
- Labor policy.
- Hours of labor--Government policy--Korea (South).
- Hours of labor.
- Eight-hour movement--Korea (South).
- Eight-hour movement.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.
- Summary:
- Working hours in Korea are considerably longer than those of most other countries throughout the world. The 40 hour workweek was eventually introduced in 2005, meaning that many people were finally no longer legally obliged to work on Saturdays or Sundays. Despite expectations that this legislation would have a remarkable impact on both society and each individual, Korea is still one of the highest ranked OECD countries in terms of the length of working hours. The reduced working hours have been filled with 'overwork' on weekdays or weekends. Given the large amount of time Koreans dedicate to
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 16, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 1-4438-7026-9
- OCLC:
- 921216760
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