• Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.759-770
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• 2014

The aim of this study is to examine how time-use and activities are affected by work hours. To achieve this, we focused on the weekday time-use of full-time workers in Seoul Metropolitan Area(SMA). The long 'work hours' are under active discussions since it is related to the quality of life. However, many Social researcher thought that problem of Korean working hours is linked to quality of life in the abstract. Because activity connects time-use and quality of life, the key point is activity under time constraints. Therefore, travel patterns should be understood by time-use and activity patterns. This study composes trip-chains from travel data of 2010 Household Travel Survey(HTS). Grouping trip-chains by activity patterns, we could make sure that a few of activities after work is affected by a short free time. This study has potential implications for the policy of work hours and traffic problems in the evening, and will provide new geographical perspective related to measuring quality of life.

• Journal of Venture Innovation
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.57-70
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• 2022

In modern industrial capitalism, the relationship between the provision of work and the receipt of wages has become an important principle governing society. According to the labor contract, the wages provided by entrusting the right to dispose of one's labor to the employer are directly compensated, and human life should be guaranteed and reproduced with proper rest. The establishment of labor relations under free contracts represents a problem in protecting workers, and accordingly, the maximum of working hours is set as a minimum right for workers, and the standard for minimum rest is set and assigned. The reduction of working hours is very important in terms of the quality of life of workers, but it is also an important issue in efficient corporate activities. As of 2020, Korea has 1,908 hours of annual working hours, the third lowest among OECD 37 countries in the happiness index surveyed by the Sustainable Development Solution Network(SDSN), an agency under the United Nations. Accordingly, the necessity of reducing working hours has been recognized, and the maximum working hours per week has been limited to 52 hours since 2018. In this situation, various working hours are legally excluded as a way to maintain the company's value-added creation and meet the diverse needs of workers, and Korea's Labor Standards Act restricts flexible working hours within three months, flexible working hours exceeding three months, selective working hours, and extended working hours. However, in the discussion on the application of the revised flexible working hours system in 2021 and the expansion of the settlement unit period recently discussed, there is a problem with the flexible working hours system, which needs to be improved. Therefore, this paper aims to examine the problems of the flexible working hours system and improvement measures. The flexible working hours system is a system that does not violate working hours even if the legal working hours are exceeded on a specific day or week according to a predetermined standard, and does not have to pay additional wages for excessive overtime work. It is mainly useful as a form of shift work in manufacturing, sales service, continuous business or electricity, gas, water, and transportation for long-term operations. It is also used as a way to shorten working hours, such as expanding holidays through short working days. However, if the settlement unit period is expanded, it is disadvantageous to workers as the additional wages that workers can receive will not be received. Therefore, First, in order to expand the settlement unit period currently under discussion, additional wages should be paid for the period expanded from the current standard. Second, it is necessary to improve the application of the flexible working hours system to individual workers to have sufficient consultation with individual workers in a written agreement with the worker representative, Third, clarify the allowable time for extended work during the settlement unit period, and Fourth, limit the daily working hours or apply to continuous rest. In addition, since the written agreement of the worker representative is an important issue in the application of the flexible working hours system, it is necessary to secure the representation of the worker representative.

• Korean Journal of Labor Studies
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.129-164
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• 2017

This article is an exploratory study on the recent growth of short-hours part-time work in Korea. The short-hours part-time work has been rapidly growing among low-educated women over sixty, particularly among bereaved or divorced women, contrary to the expectation of the government that encouraged the part-time work by means of work-family balance for working mothers or middle-aged women who experienced career interruption. The short-hours part-time jobs are concentrated in social service industry, mostly elderly care service jobs, and their working conditions are extremely poor, mostly low-wage jobs with no social insurances except for health insurance. In this study, we discuss why the short-hours part-time work has grown so fast in Korea since the mid 2000s. Using various governmental statistics, we examine the effects of the labor demand and supply situations during the time period, the legal context that is related with the exempt clause of the labor law, and the institutional context related with the government's public job creation projects for the elderly. We suggest some public policies needed to slow down the growth of the short-hours part-time jobs and to elevate their working conditions.

• Journal of Labour Economics
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.83-100
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• 2012

This paper estimates the impacts of introducing the 40 hour work week standard in South Korea on actual working hours, wages and employment. We exploit variation in timing of implementing the 40 hour work week standard across industries and establishment size and estimate the causal effects by a triple difference model. Our results show that the 40 hour work week standard decreased actual working hours by about 43 minutes while it increased hourly wage rate by 6.6%. The probability of new hires decreased by about 2.3% points.

• 프린팅코리아
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• v.10 no.8
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• pp.124-129
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• 2011

지난 2004년부터 실시된 주 40시간 근무제가 지난 7월 1일부터 5인 이상 사업장으로 확대됐다. 지난 2008년까지는 20인 이상 사업장에 한해 40시간 근무제가 실시됐으나 이번 7월부터는 대부분의 인쇄사 및 관련업체들이 포함되는 5인 이상사업장이 그 대상이 되고 있다. 근로자에는 대표자는 포함되지 않으나 계약직 정규직 4대보험 미신고자 등과 상관없이 모든 근로자들이 포함된다. 40시간 근무제의 확대시행으로 이를 제대로 지키지 않을 경우 근로기준법위반으로 형사처벌을 받을 수도 있다. 이에 본지에서는 40시간 근무제가 무엇이고 인쇄사에서 주의해야 할 점들에 대해 알아본다.

• Journal of Labour Economics
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.95-128
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• 2018

This study tries to measure the change in the state dependence of the three labor supply choices (part-time, full-time, and the state of unemployed) in Korean married women's labor market by estimating the dynamic multinomial logit model based on MSL (maximum simulated likelihood) method. A component representing individual's unobserved characteristics has been introduced, because it is crucial to control for unobserved heterogeneity in assessing the state dependence. Estimation results show that the state dependences of the three alternatives have strengthened recently. Therefore, part-time job has become more likely to be functioning as an extra option to participate in labor market rather than a bridge(stepping stone) or shelter between unemployment and full-time job.

• 월간 기계설비
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• s.318
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• pp.78-81
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• 2017

최근 이랜드그룹이 그룹 내 외식사업체 근로자 4만4천여명에게 83억 7천여만원의 임금을 미지급한 것이 고용노동부 근로감독결과 적발되어 사회적으로 비난의 대상이 되었다는 보도가 있었습니다. 이랜드그룹의 임금체불액을 포함하여 올해 임금체불액은 1조 4천여억원으로 사상 최대 금액에 달한다고 합니다. 임금생활자에 대한 체불은 해고와 더불어 생존권을 위협하는 일임에도 임금체불에 대한 실질적인 법적 제재가 크지 않아서인지 체불액은 줄어들고 있지 않습니다. 근로자들의 권리의식이 신장되고 포털사이트 및 인터넷을 통해 법률정보의 취득이 대중화되고 무료상담 등도 늘어나면서 재직 중에 못 받은 각종 수당 등을 퇴직 후에 청구하는 사례 등도 늘어나고 있습니다. 특히 기간제 근로자 및 단시간 근로자의 연차휴가수당, 주휴수당, 시간외근로수당과 관련하여 중소기업 사업주들이 잘못 알고 있는 경우가 많은데요. 이랜드그룹의 경우도 아르바이트 직원의 연차휴가수당, 시간외수당, 휴업수당 등이 문제가 된 경우입니다. 임금체불이 줄어드는 2017년이 되길 바라면서 이번 호에는 기간제 및 단시간 근로자의 주휴수당, 연차휴가수당, 시간외수당에 대해 알아보고자 합니다.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.25-37
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• 1987

본(本) 연구(硏究)의 목적(目的)은 우리나라에 장시간근로가 행해지고 있는 데 원인을 규명함에 있다. 이를 위하여 초과근로시간(超過勤勞時間)과 신규고용간(新規雇傭間)의 상대적(相對的) 노동비용(勞動費用)을 비교 분석하였으며 분석방법으로는 이론모형(理論模型)의 활용(活用) 대신에 수식(數式)을 이용하여 비용을 직접 계측(計測)하였다. 분석을 위하여 근로자(勤勞者)는 소득을 증대시키기 위하여 기업의 초과근로시간을 받아들이는 것으로 가정되었다. 통계자료는 노동부의 각종 공식 발표통계와 기업별(企業別) "서베이" 자료를 사용하였다. 분석결과에 따르면 우리나라 전체로 볼 때 초과근로시간(超過勤勞時間)에 따른 노동비용(勞動費用)이 신규고용(新規雇傭)의 경우에 따른 비용의 72%에 달하였다. 초과근로시간으로 인한 노동비용(勞動費用)이 상대적으로 낮은 주된 이유는 기업(企業)의 임금체계상(賃金體系上) 정규임금(正規賃金)의 비중(比重)이 낮고 비임금노동비용(非賃金勞動費用)이 높은 데 있었다. 한편 산업별(産業別)로는 섬유(纖維) 의류(衣類) 신발 등 비교적 노동집약적(勞動集約的)이며 저임금부문(低賃金部門)이 집중되어 있는 산업에서 신규고용(新規雇傭)에 대한 초과근로시간의 상대적(相對的) 노동비용(勞動費用) 비율(比率)이 낮게 나타났으며 기업별(企業別)로는 규모가 클수록 이 비율이 낮게 나타났다. 이러한 결과에 의하면 기업의 임금체계를 점차 기본급(基本給) 위주로 바꾸어 나가고 실업보험제(失業保險制)를 도입하여 기업으로 하여금 근로시간(勤勞時間)보다는 고용수준(雇傭水準)을 경기변동에 맞추어 조절하도록 도와주는 것이 바람직하다.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.37-61
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• 1988

본(本) 연구(硏究)는 우리나라 기업(企業)에 있어 생산량(生産量)의 변화(變化)와 노동비용구조(勞動費用構造)의 변화(變化)가 어떤 조정과정(調整過程)을 거쳐 고용(雇傭) 및 근로시간(勤勞時間)에 영향을 미치는가를 분석(分析)하는 데 그 목적(目的)이 있다. 기업(企業)이 생산요소(生産要素)로서의 노동(勞動)에 대한 수요(需要)를 조정(調整)하는 수단은 크게 고용(雇傭)과 노동시간(勞動時間)으로 나눌 수 있다. 여러 가지 경제(經濟) 사회적(社會的) 요인(要因)으로서의 개별기업(個別企業)의 비용극소화(費用極小化) 전략(戰略)은 사회적(社會的)으로 최적의 고용수준(雇傭水準)을 실현하지 못하고 낮은 고용수준(雇傭水準)과 장시간근로(長時間勤勞)를 초래한다. 노동수요요소(勞動需要要素)(고용(雇傭) 및 근로시간(勤勞時間))간(間)에 대체(代替)가 이루어지는 요인관계(要因關係)를 본고(本稿)에서는 현고용수준(現雇傭水準)과 최적고용수준(最適雇傭水準)과의 과부족이 근로시간(勤勞時間)의 조정을 유발하는 것으로 설정하여 고용수준(雇傭水準)과 근로시간(勤勞時間)에 대한 두 개의 방정식(方程式)을 시계열자료(時系列資料)를 이용하여 추정하였다. 분석결과(分析結果)를 토대로 다음과 같은 정책과제(政策課題)가 제시(提示)된다. 첫째, 기업(企業)이 단기적(短期的) 노동수요조정시(勞動需要調整時) 근로시간(勤勞時間)에 과다하게 의존하는 현상을 일시해고제(一時解雇制)를 도입하여 고용조정(雇傭調整)으로도 분산시켜야 할 것이다. 둘째, 기업(企業)의 노동비용중(勞動費用中) 기본급(基本給)의 비중(比重)을 높여 나갈 수 있도록 유도해야 하며 이를 위해 초과근로(超過勤勞)에 대한 할증임금의 인상도 검토할 만하다.

• Journal of Labour Economics
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.1-34
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• 2002

This paper investigates the effects of hours reduction on growth, investment, and consumption as well as employment. We adopt the basic framework of the indivisibility of labor developed by Hansen (1985) and Rogerson (1988) and extend it by allowing heterogeneity of workers in productive efficiency. On the basis of monthly panel data constructed from Economically Active Population Surveys and Household Income and Expenditure Surveys, we estimate the value of productive efficiency parameter of newly hired workers relative to existing workers by considering differences between the two groups in unobservable as well as observable worker characteristics. Numerical simulation of steady states demonstrates that reduction of statutory weekly hours from 44 to 40 leads to a rise in employees by 4.9 percent. However, GNP, investment, and consumption are all reduced by 2.03 percent, which is attributed to reduction in the amount of effective labor input, which in turn comes from reduction of actual average hours and productivity differences between exiting and newly hired workers.