The People Power Party on the 1st criticized the Democratic Party of Korea's Lee Jae-myung's campaign pledge of "4.5-day work week," saying it is "an unrealistic and populist policy that reduces working hours while maintaining pay."
Shin Dong-uk, the chief spokesperson, noted in a commentary that "flexible working systems that accompany increased wage burdens for corporations and decreased productivity do not help either corporations or workers at all."
Shin, the chief spokesperson, stated regarding the "4.5-day system" proposed by the People Power Party that they would introduce a realistic "4.5-day work week" while maintaining the current 40-hour work week and ensuring productivity and efficiency, adding that they would not spare institutional and legislative support to allow work to be carried out properly in advanced industries such as semiconductors through relaxation of the 52-hour regulation.
Kim Sang-hoon, the head of the policy committee, stated at the emergency response committee meeting held at the National Assembly that "the 4.5-day work week announced recently by our party as a campaign pledge is a flexible working model that allows for the same working hours with no difference in overall salary, which can also be implemented voluntarily within the same workplace."
Kim, the head of the policy committee, said, "A legally uniform 4.5-day work week is not desirable for the revitalization of Korea's industry right now," and emphasized that "a working system that increases burdens on corporations while reducing working hours and maintaining the same pay should be reconsidered very carefully."