In 2021, the average working hours per month for male employees were 170.4 hours and 155.4 hours for female employees. In 2020, a new policy was introduced in South Korea that limited weekly working hours to a maximum of 52 hours.
Average monthly working hours of employees in South Korea from 2010 to 2021, by gender
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Statistics on Employees in South Korea
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Impact of COVID-19
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Statistics Korea. (May 25, 2022). Average monthly working hours of employees in South Korea from 2010 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/641912/south-korea-monthly-working-hours-by-gender/
Statistics Korea. "Average monthly working hours of employees in South Korea from 2010 to 2021, by gender." Chart. May 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641912/south-korea-monthly-working-hours-by-gender/
Statistics Korea. (2022). Average monthly working hours of employees in South Korea from 2010 to 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641912/south-korea-monthly-working-hours-by-gender/
Statistics Korea. "Average Monthly Working Hours of Employees in South Korea from 2010 to 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/641912/south-korea-monthly-working-hours-by-gender/
Statistics Korea, Average monthly working hours of employees in South Korea from 2010 to 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/641912/south-korea-monthly-working-hours-by-gender/ (last visited February 06, 2023)
Average monthly working hours of employees in South Korea from 2010 to 2021, by gender [Graph], Statistics Korea, May 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/641912/south-korea-monthly-working-hours-by-gender/