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An unmanned coffee store is open in western Seoul on Thursday, a day after the Minimum Wage Commission set the minimum hourly pay for 2024 at 9,860 won ($7.8), up 2.5 percent from this year. [NEWS1]

Part-time workers may suffer amid rising labor costs

Employers are slashing the work hours of part-timers ahead of a 2.5 percent rise in the minimum hourly wage in 2024. However, the pay is still relatively high for small- and medium-sized enterprises and the self-employed, having risen 48.7 percent...

2023.7.23

A sign at a restaurant in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, says it is looking for a part-time worker. [NEWS1]

After Covid, big shortage is of part-time workers

Lee Sang-doo, 57, runs a makgeolli joint in Seodaemun District, western Seoul, and these days she does everything by herself: serving the fermented rice drink, cooking small dishes, and manning the till.

2021.11.27

Number of part-time workers hits record high

In the pandemic-hit job market, job losses are not the only issue — more Koreans are now barely making ends meet as part-time workers.

2021.1.15

Tag: part-time worker

part-time worker

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Part-time workers may suffer amid rising labor costs

After Covid, big shortage is of part-time workers

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