S.Korea to Introduce 5-Day Workweek Next July

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S.Korea to Introduce 5-Day Workweek Next July

The controversial five-day workweek system is likely to be dealt with in South Korean National Assembly plenary session around Aug. 28, as an Assembly subcommittee yesterday approved the government-submitted bill, despite fierce opposition from the labor sector.

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The controversial five-day workweek system is likely to be dealt with in South Korean National Assembly plenary session around Aug. 28, as an Assembly subcommittee Wednesday approved the government-submitted bill, despite fierce opposition from the labor sector.

A legislation-reviewing sub-panel under the Assembly's Environment and Labor Committee passed the shorter workweek bill, with the original government plan left almost untouched. The panel only postponed the implementation of the new system by one year. The Environment and Labor Committee will pass the bill in a general meeting Thursday.

According to the bill, the five-day workweek system will be introduced from July 1, next year, and be applied to all workplaces in the nation by 2011 in stages. Employees will get 15-25 days of paid annual leave, without pay-cuts for the shortened working hours.

Source: Agencies

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