Major Korean companies starting six-day workweek feel nervous about surviving in market competition = Korea

Samsung Electronics and other Samsung group companies are seeing changes, such as a six-day work week for executives and increased workloads for new recruits.
The impact is spreading to companies in all sectors, including SK Group, POSCO, BGF Retail, and HD Hyundai Oilbank.
An industry source said, "(The six-day week system by Korean companies) is aimed at executives, but it is a measure that is virtually unavoidable for employees who arrive to work with them. That is how tense companies are.
"This means that they are approaching their work with a sense of purpose," he said. Until now, companies have tended to introduce flexible working arrangements and reduce workloads as the younger generation places importance on work-life balance.
Since then, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in the number of companies introducing telecommuting, and hybrid work arrangements that combine arrives to work and telecommuting have emerged.
However, there has been a reversion to the previous working system recently. This phenomenon is no exception even for overseas companies.
Eagle CEO Eric Schmidt has stressed the need for an office in the highly competitive startup environment and is skeptical of the productivity benefits of working from home.