Satisfaction among companies and workers participating in Gyeonggi-do's '0.5&0.75 Job' program is high, and 80% 'willing to use it even after support ends'

Gyeonggi Job Foundation survey… 80% of participants “Use the system even after support ends”

(Suwon = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Chan-heung = The satisfaction level of both companies and workers participating in the '0.5 & 0.75 Job' short-time work system introduced by Gyeonggi Province last year was found to be high.

A 0.5 job is a 4-hour job (20 hours a week, 2-3 days a week) based on an 8-hour workday (40 hours a week), and a 0.75 job is a 6-hour job (30 hours a week, 3-4 days a week).

Participating companies will be supported with the cost of establishing a time and attendance system (up to 10 million won) and employment incentives when hiring replacement workers (up to 1.2 million won per month, up to 6 months).

Participating workers are compensated with wages (up to 300,000 won per month) for reduced working hours, and co-workers who take on the work of workers with reduced working hours are paid a share of support (up to 200,000 won per month).

According to the results of a survey conducted by the Gyeonggi Job Foundation on the 11th among human resources managers at 21 companies participating in the 0.5 & 0.75 job program, the average 'satisfaction with the system' was 4.66 out of 5.

‘Work-life balance’ was 4.51 points, ‘organizational culture improvement’ was 4.37 points, and ‘work efficiency’ was 4.30 points.

In a survey of 10 participating workers, 'work satisfaction' averaged 4.35 points, and 'leisure and life satisfaction' averaged 4.62 points.

In particular, 80% of participants responded that they intend to continue using the system even after support ends.

The most common items needed to establish the system were 'wage compensation and support' (40%), followed by 'culture of trust within the organization' (30%), 'transformation to performance-based evaluation' (20%), and 'support for alternative personnel' (10%).

Kim Min-young, a researcher at the Gyeonggi Job Foundation, said, "The 0.5 & 0.75 job support project is a win-win policy that benefits both employers and workers, and can be used as a system to spread a flexible work culture and create a sustainable workplace environment. We will continue to promote and expand support to spread and establish the system."