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Jim366
Joined: 18 Dec 2011
Location: Canada
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 Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:54 pm Post subject: Korean holidays which fall on a weekend. |
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Hello all.
All of the Korean job sites advertise 15 national holidays per year, in addition to 10 days holidays. What happens if a holiday falls on either a Saturday or a Sunday? (IE: December 25 2011, April 28 2012, May 5 2012). Do you lose the holiday, or does the country take the following Monday off?
Thank you in advance. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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| No make-up days. Luck of the calendar. |
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Jim366
Joined: 18 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks Schwa...... |
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Kimchifart
Joined: 15 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:53 am Post subject: |
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| schwa wrote: |
| No make-up days. Luck of the calendar. |
No matter how many times I think of this fact, after a few years in the country, this still fills me with furious rage.
in lieu, Korea, IN LIEU. |
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PigeonFart
Joined: 27 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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in lieu....agreed. That would be good for Korea. They need more holidays.
In addition, we should do what the french call "making the bridge" (faire le pont). So if Thursday is a red day, then friday will be a day off too. Same with Tuesday and Monday! Very nice. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 4:56 am Post subject: |
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| There has been some movement toward moving weekend holidays to Mondays and creating three-day weekends. It seems to have stalled though; most Koreans would rather have their kids in school than at home. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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The Korean government gripes that Korea has too MANY holidays but like someone says, it's the luck of the calendar. Next year, while the Lunar New Year holiday will have two business days off, Chuseok will have one.
This year, both Christmas and New Year's Day will fall on Sunday and unlike the U.S., no Monday off.
There is talk of copying the American system but no progress yet. |
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bekinseki
Joined: 31 Aug 2011
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:01 am Post subject: |
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When I first came here Korea had one of the largest amounts of statutory holidays in the world. After a few cancellations and the removal of make-up days, it probably has one of the lowest amounts.
I thought I heard the president was reinstating the make-up days officially, which would be nice if he could undo the damage caused by...himself. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:03 am Post subject: |
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| I've been in Korea since 1994, and to my knowledge, Korea has never had make-up holidays. It was like some years have many holidays and others don't, and so forth. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:37 am Post subject: |
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| bekinseki wrote: |
When I first came here Korea had one of the largest amounts of statutory holidays in the world. After a few cancellations and the removal of make-up days, it probably has one of the lowest amounts.
I thought I heard the president was reinstating the make-up days officially, which would be nice if he could undo the damage caused by...himself. |
Since Koreans consider any day not working a holiday, those in industries which now have Saturdays off actually have more holidays. 
They did cut back on national holidays due to loss of productivity and because companies were giving more vacation time, making up for the lost time off. |
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motiontodismiss
Joined: 18 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:51 am Post subject: |
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| atwood wrote: |
| bekinseki wrote: |
When I first came here Korea had one of the largest amounts of statutory holidays in the world. After a few cancellations and the removal of make-up days, it probably has one of the lowest amounts.
I thought I heard the president was reinstating the make-up days officially, which would be nice if he could undo the damage caused by...himself. |
Since Koreans consider any day not working a holiday, those in industries which now have Saturdays off actually have more holidays.
They did cut back on national holidays due to loss of productivity and because companies were giving more vacation time, making up for the lost time off. |
The funny thing is, Korea still ranks at the bottom of the OECD for productivity. I'm about 99% sure it's because Koreans work way too long at jobs they hate with people they don't like and spend what little holidays they have driving through hellish traffic to drink soju with family members they don't particularly care to see. And they never stop to wonder "Why the hell am I doing this? I only live once, this is so screwed up"
Anyways as far as bridge holidays this year some of the Jaebol companies did the bridge holiday thing that resulted in a whopping 6-day weekend because Children's day was on a thursday and Buddha's Birthday the following tuesday. So Thursday-tuesday off.
On the bright side, Christmas and New Year's (2013) are both on a Tuesday next year.
But seriously, Koreans don't have enough holidays. I think having more statutory holidays makes up for the fact that we get fewer vacation days here.
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mick
Joined: 04 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:23 am Post subject: |
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| The funny thing is, Korea still ranks at the bottom of the OECD for productivity. I'm about 99% sure it's because Koreans work way too long at jobs they hate with people they don't like and spend what little holidays they have driving through hellish traffic to drink soju with family members they don't particularly care to see. And they never stop to wonder "Why the hell am I doing this? I only live once, this is so screwed up" |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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| July 17 (Constitution Day) used to be a holiday but not after 2008 or 2009, I believe. Jan. 2 as well as 1 used to be a holiday but the Korean government cut it to just Jan. 1. |
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Sinnerman
Joined: 19 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Yaya wrote: |
| July 17 (Constitution Day) used to be a holiday but not after 2008 or 2009, I believe. Jan. 2 as well as 1 used to be a holiday but the Korean government cut it to just Jan. 1. |
Don't forget Arbor day was also cut.
Back in 06, Chuseok and foundation day took up 4 days of the work week. I remember quite a few places shutting down for the fifth and giving the ROK a week of rest. That was a good year. |
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thegadfly
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:56 am Post subject: |
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Meh -- I work Sunday through Thursday, so Friday holidays do me no good, but Sunday holidays give me three-day weekends.
It all evens out over time...but most folks don't stick around long enough to see it even out.... |
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