“Working four days a week like in Europe” actually increases productivity and happiness = South Korea

POSCO, a major Korean steel company, introduced a four-day work week every other month at its Gwangyang Steel Works (Gwangyang City, South Jeolla Province) a month ago, and announced an employee evaluation analysis on the 21st. According to the results, employees' work concentration
It was found that productivity and productivity increased. Last month, the company launched two
From the 2nd, we have implemented a 4-day biweekly selective working hours system. Every other Friday, if the employee works an additional hour each Monday through Thursday for two weeks and maintains an average of no more than 40 hours per week.
I was able to take a day off. A second-year employee working in the EIC Engineering Department of Koyo Steel Works said, ``On weeks when Friday is a holiday, I have to work during working hours to finish all my work by Thursday.''
"My level of concentration has improved significantly," he said, adding, "I'm now constantly thinking about ways to handle my work more efficiently." A certain section manager of the Safety and Disaster Prevention Group, who has been working for 25 years, said, ``On weekdays,
If you have personal matters to attend to, it's good that you can use your Friday off to handle those matters without having to use your annual leave." feel rewarding
I am now able to work while still working,'' he said. With the implementation of a four-day biweekly system, students have long had to take consecutive days off from Thursday evening to Sunday, or take time off to enjoy activities such as climbing, badminton, and swimming.
The number of employees engaging in self-development activities has also increased to improve their own abilities. A third-year employee in the human resources and labor affairs group at Koyo Steel Works said, ``My weekends turned into three days, so I decided to give it a try.''
``I started learning badminton,'' he said, ``I can feel that my body and mind are becoming healthier every day.'' An employee of the administrative negotiation group said, ``People who joined the company at the same time have personal work every weekend.''
It was not easy for us to meet because we had such busy schedules," and added, "Instead, on weeks when Friday is a holiday, we sometimes get together on Saturdays and Sundays."
On the other hand, POSCO Koyo Steel Works has a commuting system in order to create a working environment by implementing a four-day system every other week.
I also changed it. First, for employees who work an extra hour on weekdays, we added 10 buses that leave the office an hour later. Koyo Steel Works officials said, ``We will continue to maintain a stable four-day work system every other week.''
"We will continue to collect opinions from organizational members in order to improve the work environment and improve the work environment." stated
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