Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education 2022 Living Wage 11,240 Won... 2.1% Increase
Applied to short-term educational public officials affiliated with public schools and educational administrative institutions
including janitors, COVID-19 response personnel, and administrative support staff
[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 5th that it has decided to raise the 2022 living wage by 2.1% from the previous year to 11,240 KRW per hour.
The living wage applies to educational public employees who are employed on a short-term basis (less than 40 hours per week) or for a short period (less than one year) at public schools and educational administrative institutions, and who are paid daily or hourly wages.
The main occupations subject to the living wage include ▲cleaners ▲COVID-19 response personnel ▲library management assistants ▲administrative support staff, with approximately 14,000 eligible workers.
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education explained, "The living wage level for next year was determined by considering various factors such as housing costs and inflation in the Seoul area, children's education expenses, and living conditions affected by COVID-19."
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education introduced the living wage in 2016 and was the first public institution to set the living wage at 10,000 KRW in 2018.
Since its introduction, it has proactively set the living wage to improve the actual quality of life for workers in employment stability blind spots, and in 2018, it was the first public institution to decide on a living wage of 10,000 KRW.
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Cho Hee-yeon, Superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, stated, "I believe that hourly wages for non-regular workers and short-term hired workers should be higher than those for regular workers," adding, "I hope that the living wage will help create conditions that can somewhat support the livelihood stability of workers facing the difficult economic environment caused by the two-year-long COVID-19 situation."
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