[creakingstairs]

This is a bit of a hot topic in Korea. I don’t agree with abolishing the 52 hour law but what the opposition is proposing is being able to crunch for a period and take the days off later which is more reasonable than 996 all the times.

[mijamo]

For me 52 hours already sound like a crunch. Regular schedule should be more like 35-40.

[creakingstairs]

I agree I do around 35… and can’t imagine doing 52 every week. This is probably why young Koreans call their country hell,“Hell-Choseon”.

[rocqua]

Do they have a limit on how long you can crush, or how soon after a crush you need to have taken the time off?

[Gareth321]

More to the point, Korean and Japanese work cultures heavily disincentivise taking that time off. So even if workers can technically take this time off later, they'll be punished if they do.