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Thursday, March 1, 2018

South Korea cuts 'inhumanely long' 68-hour working week

President introduces 52-hour work week to country that has among the longest hours in the developing world

Employees in one of the most overworked countries in Asia are about to get a break after South Korea passed a bill to reduce the typical work week in an effort to improve quality of life and boost employment.

South Korea’s National Assembly overwhelmingly passed the law which cut the maximum weekly work hours to 52, down from 68. The law comes into force in July and will apply to large companies before being rolled out to smaller businesses.

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