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Is the era of the 5-day workweek coming to an end?!

Haebom
I'm sharing an interesting editorial I found in the New York Times.
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The five-day workweek is a standard system widely adopted in Korea, but the accepted view is that it originated from large-scale labor strikes in the United States in 1930 (during the Great Depression), after which it was included in American labor law and spread further.
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But in reality, most countries—including the US and Korea—don’t actually follow the 40-hour workweek. (This is just about the basic work system, not including overtime or broader arrangements.)
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During the COVID-19 era, many people got a taste of remote work, and some companies in Europe and the US experimented with a four-day workweek—and reportedly saw positive results.
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According to the author, there’s a growing sense that the five-day workweek is no longer sustainable. The pandemic has sped up this shift, and it’s expected that workers will push even harder for change.
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That said, even though the labor movement is raising its voice, the influence of labor unions is weakening, so my guess is that, at least in the US, change will likely come slowly.
I hear that there are quite a few companies in Korea also trying out the 4–4.5 day workweek. So, what will the future of work really look like?
사실 이런 설문은 큰 의미가 없는게 당연히... 근로자 입장에선 덜 일하고 돈 더 받고 싶은게 당연하니... 긍부정평가 보다는 도입후 생산성의 변화 같은 실질적인 분석이 이뤄져야 한다고 생각 합니다.
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참고로 한국에서는 SK나 배달의 민족 정도만 제외하면 결국 다시 주 5일제로 돌아갔습니다.
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