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주휴수당 ju-hyu-su-dang
The legally mandated weekly holiday allowance that divides part-time labor politics in South Korea around the 15-hour work week.
What does 주휴수당 mean?
주휴수당 (ju-hyu-su-dang) means: The legally mandated weekly holiday allowance that divides part-time labor politics in South Korea around the 15-hour work week.
Mention 주휴수당 and you instantly summon a battlefield of awkward math, hourly wage negotiations, and systemic loopholes. By South Korean labor law, anyone working 15 hours or more a week is entitled to an extra day's pay, which has created a vicious cycle where employers frantically cap shifts at 14 hours to avoid it, while desperate workers fight to claw over that threshold.
Other sides of 주휴수당
◆ part_time_work — If you work 15 hours or more a week in Korea, legally you are owed an extra day's pay—your ju-hyu-su-dang. In the wild, however, it is the holy grail of part-time work and the number one trigger for employer-employee psychological warfare. When owners draft contracts for exactly 14 hours and 50 minutes, everyone knows the game being played. Mentioning it during a job interview marks you instantly as someone who knows their labor rights.
How it's actually used
- 주휴수당 안 주려고 시프트 14시간으로 쪼개는 거 진짜 너무하다.
ju-hyu-su-dang an ju-ryeo-go si-peu-teu sip-sa-si-gan-eu-ro jjo-gae-neun geo jin-jja neo-mu-ha-da.
It's seriously messed up how they split shifts into 14 hours just to avoid paying the weekly holiday allowance.
💡 Exposes the exact, bitter strategy employers use to legally bypass the 15-hour rule. - 주휴수당 포함해서 계산하면 시급이 생각보다 꽤 센데요?
ju-hyu-su-dang po-ham-hae-seo gye-san-ha-myeon si-geup-i saeng-gak-bo-da kkwae sen-de-yo?
If you calculate it including the weekly holiday pay, the hourly wage is actually quite strong, isn't it?
💡 Shows how job seekers factor this specific allowance into the real value of low-wage listings. - 주 15시간 이상 일하면 주휴수당도 당연히 챙겨야지.
ju sip-osegan isan ilhamyeon juhyusudang-do dangyeonhi chaeng-yeoji.
If you work 15 hours or more a week, you've gotta make sure you get your weekly holiday allowance too.
💡 Used when reminding someone of their legal labor rights in a casual tone.
Related words in Culture & Language
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