The government will also expand the maximum amount of overtime an employee can take a week to 29 hours, meaning a maximum workweek of 69 hours. South Korea's government argues that the new scheme allows for greater flexibility, and expressed hopes that workers might work fewer hours overall

On Thursday, South Korea’s labor ministry even tried pitching the new rules as a way to support the country’s flagging fertility rate, which at 0.78 births per woman is the world’s lowest. Ministers suggested that staff might work longer hours one week in exchange for longer holidays elsewhere in the year.

Korean business groups have welcomed the plan, while unions and women’s groups have criticized the proposed rules.

[–] PbSO4@hexbear.net 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

South Korea's government argues that the new scheme allows for greater flexibility

Flexibility for who, motherfucker?! big-honk

[–] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The Korean government does not know how babies are made, does it?

[–] GrainEater@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)

are you implying the fertility rate isn't directly proportional to the amount of time spent in an office? preposterous

[–] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh is that what they're saying? I fixated on the bit about longer holidays and thought, 'Well, that's not going to work.'

[–] Franfran2424@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 6 months ago

the plan is literally "work more some months, and procreate the extra month of holidays"

[–] Franfran2424@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 6 months ago

ey! we are just saying that if they want to work to death for some months to get one (1) extra month of holidays, they can do so!!

they can procreate in that etxra month, and then work to death with the baby in them!!

[–] lil_tank@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 7 months ago

which at 0.78 births per woman is the world’s lowest

The actual birthrate genocide is done by the US to occupied Koreans

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 7 months ago

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 10 points 7 months ago

meaning a maximum workweek of 69 hours

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On Thursday, South Korea’s labor ministry even tried pitching the new rules as a way to support the country’s flagging fertility rate

We made your work week the funny sex number. Please fuck.

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