한국 노동시간 미스매치의 규모와 특징: 비자발적 장시간 노동을 중심으로

This study aims to examine the size and the characteristics of mismatches between actual and preferred work time in Korea. This study mainly relies on a telephone based survey that was implemented in November 2013 by the Korea Employment Information Service for 2,923 salaried employees aged 20-64. The main findings of this study are as follows; First, about 22 percent of salaried employees are over-employed in the sense that they actually work longer than their preferred work time. However, the underemployed are estimated to be merely 1.3 percent of all salaried employees. Second, among the over-employed employees, only 9.2% answered that they would accept less pay for working fewer hours. Third, that over-employment is higher for low-wage workers, higher educated workers, those who work in small establishments, and those who live in Seoul and Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do province. The results of this study suggests that low-wage workers tend to work long hours and are over-employed, and they may not want to accept less pay for working fewer hours in Korea. The main policy implication drawn from this study is the need for making a plan to reduce working time without large pay cuts through social dialogue in Korea.