진행자: 홍유, Tannith

Korea's 4.5-day workweek plan stirsbusiness backlash

기사요약: 이재명 대통령의 공약인4.5일 근무제를 추진하는 한국 정부의 계획과 이에 대한 기업들의 우려를 다루고 있으며, 생산성향상 없이는 근무 시간 단축이 경제에 부담을 줄 수 있다는 경고가 제기되고 있다.

[1] The South Korean government is pushingahead with a 4.5-day workweek, a flagship campaign pledge of President Lee JaeMyung, drawing concerns from the business community, which warns that reducedhours could undermine productivity and drive up costs.

pledge: 약속

to draw concerns: 우려를 일으키다

undermine: 약화시키다

[2] On the campaign trail, Lee proposedreducing the statutory workweek from 40 hours to 36 hours without a pay cut,with a goal of bringing Korea’s average annual working hours below the OECDaverage of 1,742 hours by 2030. The average Korean worked 1,874 hours a year asof 2023. Lee is ultimately aiming for a 4-day workweek, or 32 hours a week.

statutory: 법에 따른

ultimately: 결국

[3] The Ministry of Government Legislationlast week said it plans to submit a new bill on a work hour reduction to theNational Assembly by the end of this year as part of 123 planned governmentlegislative initiatives. The new legislation, tentatively called the"Reduced Working Hours Support Act,” is expected to introduce subsidiesand tax breaks for companies that adopt shorter hours.

legislative: 입법의

tentatively: 잠정적으로

subsidy: 보조금

[4] Meanwhile, the Ministry of Employmentand Labor on Wednesday launched a tripartite task force consisting of laborunions, business groups and government agencies to come up with a roadmap forcutting hours.

tripartite: 삼자간의

기사원문: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10585955