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flag South Korea plans to cut its workweek to 36 hours by 2025, aiming to boost work-life balance and birth rates.

flag South Korea is moving forward with plans to adopt a 4.5-day workweek, reducing the standard workweek from 40 to 36 hours without pay cuts, as part of President Lee Jae Myung’s pledge to improve work-life balance and address low birth rates and economic stagnation. flag The government aims to introduce a bill by late 2025 and form a task force to develop a roadmap, offering incentives to businesses. flag However, business groups warn shorter hours without productivity gains could hurt competitiveness, especially for small firms, amid concerns over South Korea’s low labor productivity compared to other advanced economies.

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