The President’s office recently declared a change to the working hour system, allowing up to 69 hours of work per week. After experiencing resistance from the public, the President revealed that he would reevaluate the 69-hour week. The President’s personnel were reproached for not being adequately organized and not communicating with everyone, causing him to dictate accurate communication with citizens. The MZ generation directors of the President’s office relayed essential public opinion from online users, which had a major influence on the circumstance.
President Yoon voiced worries that his administration could be viewed as inexperienced due to not conveying policies in a friendly and understandable way for those affected by them. He admitted that he is open to criticism because of the lack of communication and consideration in explaining the policies.
President Yoon’s labor reform plans have been met with some concern that they may be distorted. A high-ranking official from the presidential office declared that opinions should first be collected before making any changes to labor flexibility policies such as working hours and wage reorganization, but the Ministry of Employment and Labor appears to be overly eager. The reform is intended to target illegal activity by established unions associated with the two major trade union federations, and can only succeed if it has the backing of vulnerable workers like non-unionized employees and those in the MZ generation.
The President has been met with a great deal of public resistance to the alteration of the working hour system, prompting him to ask his staff to collect more feedback from citizens before committing. The failure of the President’s office to plan ahead and inform people adequately has led many to worry that they may view this administration as being inexperienced. As labor reform is an essential issue which needs the support of those in vulnerable positions, flexibility policies need to be implemented gradually after taking into account opinions from all sides.