7 out of 10 Small and Medium Enterprises Implement the 52-Hour Workweek System

Source=JobKorea

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Hyewon] It has been found that more than 7 out of 10 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are implementing the '52-hour workweek system.'

According to job portal JobKorea on the 6th, a survey on the 'status of the introduction of the 52-hour workweek system' was conducted targeting 1,011 SMEs with fewer than 300 employees, and the results were compiled as such.

According to the survey, among SMEs with 50 to 299 employees who are required to mandatorily implement the 52-hour workweek system starting January 1 next year, 83.0% responded that they are 'currently implementing' the system. Among SMEs with 5 to 50 employees, 64.6% said they are implementing it, and among SMEs with fewer than 5 employees, 54.0% said they are implementing it.

When 742 SMEs were asked about 'what preparations they made to introduce the system' (multiple responses allowed), the most common answer was 'managing employees' clock-in and clock-out times' at 34.5%. This was followed by ▲ creating a culture (internal atmosphere) of leaving work on time (26.0%) ▲ introducing flexible work hours and autonomous clock-in/out systems (25.6%) ▲ reducing overtime and special work (17.9%) ▲ adjusting workload (16.4%) ▲ hiring employees (15.1%), in that order.

When asked what is most necessary for the system to settle, the answers 'introduction of flexible work hours and autonomous clock-in/out systems' and 'creating a culture (internal atmosphere) of leaving work on time' were both highest at 32.9%. This was followed by adjusting individual employees' workloads (32.2%), simplifying work procedures (31.8%), hiring employees (31.3%), and reducing unnecessary meetings (23.5%).

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