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In other words, workers are trying out self-
Positiveeffectsofintroducing
development classes and seem to be enjoying hobbies
the52-hourworkweek
more,whichbecomesabigfactorinthesales'increase
of various products. Seong Jae-min, a researcher of
Alifewithevenings
As workers' closing hour has been brought forward,
Korea Labor Institute said, “In the case of double-
they are able to live their lives. As a result, many
income households, the introduction of the 52-hour
employeesbegantospendmoretimewithfamilyand
workweekmayhaveaneffectofactivatingeating-out
forself-developmentandhobbies.
more. Further, it is expected that industries related to
As an example, employees in their 20s and 30s
hobbieswillbevitalized.”
occupied25.7percentofthecustomerswhoregistered
forthelecturesinthesummersemesteroftheCulture
Problemsafterintroducing
Center this year at Hyundai Department Stores. This
the52-hourworkweek
isnearlydoublecomparedwithemployees'proportion
Declineofrealwagesbytheshortenedhours
(13.1 percent) last year. Considering this trend,
oflabor
Shinsegae Department Store also expanded, by 10
to 15 percent, its lectures associated with Work and
Some workers have sighed deeply after the
Life Balance such as “Wine Sommelier Certificate”
implementation of the system, because their wages
and “Basic Drum” in the fall semester of the Culture
have also been reduced as much as the office hours
Centerthisyear.
were diminished. The purpose of the system itself is
Employees also watch diverse performances like
very good in that the government has been trying to
plays and movies. Even the play “The 100-year-
have less over-worked citizens. However, the damage
old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and
to workers caused by the decrease of income is an
Disappeared” had a promotion that discounted 20
undeniable aspect. In a survey “Something changed
percent of the ticket price to employees. Further, it is
afterimplementingthe52-hourworkweek”conducted
shownthatemployeesaredoingvariousactivitiessuch
by Incruit, an employment portal site, 18.1 percent of
asregisteringatEnglishacademiesorgoingtoagym
the557workerssurveyedchose“reducedwages”;this
toexercise.
wasthelargestpartofthesurvey.
Like this, many workers have become able to have
According to a worker at a wholesale store,
“A life with evenings.” One worker said, “A leisurely
“Shrunken salaries made living life more difficult, so
evening was formed surely after introducing this
we have demanded preservation of income from the
system, and I can spend more time on hobbies like
company. Though, I am worried about how much the
watchingmovies.”
companycanmeetourdemands.”
Smaller businesses are facing an even more serious
dilemma. According to the simulation of a report
Theriseinsales
Since the introduction of the 52-hour work week,
“Support plans for smaller businesses regarding the
there are places where sales are rising thanks to the
reductionofworkinghours”bytheKoreaLaborInstitute,
consumption patterns of employees who get off work
overtimeworkofmanufacturingworkersdecreasedby12
earlier.
hoursfromanaverageof21.4hoursto9.4hours.Based
According to Wemakeprice, an online shopping
onthis,itwasrevealedthatsalariesdecreasedby13.1
mall, sales of hobby-related categories such as
percentfromanaverageof2,960,000won(US$2,659.48)
coloring books and cross stitch increased 44 percent
to2,570,000won(US$2,309.07)amonth.
and 24 percent respectively, compared to July last
year.AccordingtoanonlineshoppingmallG-market,
Damagetocorporationsthataretoobusy
during July this year, sales of mixed martial arts
duringcertainperiods
glovesandyogapilatesclotheseachgrew609percent
Companies that have to complete given work within
and 101 percent respectively, compared to the same
acertainperiodoftimearehavingdifficultyduetothe
periodofthepreviousyear.
amountoflegallyreducedworkinghours.Inaddition,
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