• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.137-154
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• 2007

These days, people have changed their attitude and understanding of the tenn leisure. Since the introduction of the five-day work week system in Korea, people's leisure activities have changed greatly. The purpose of this study was to examine how leisure activities have changed after the introduction of the five-day work week and to find out the variables which influence the way Koreans spend their leisure time. The conclusion and results of these analyses are follows: The five-day work week system increased people's leisure hours, but they were still working more than 40 hours per week and their satisfaction from leisure activities was more influenced by other variables than the enforcement of the five-day work week system. Among the variables influencing the satisfaction from leisure, only those with high income and educational backgrounds were affected by the five-day work week. To conclude, there is a necessity for direction suggestions and political support to utilize leisure time positively.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2022

Background: This study aimed to identify work-related risk factors, including long working hours and night/shift work, for unmet health care need using data of a representative panel of Korean adults. Methods: Associations between work-related factors and unmet health care need were analyzed using data of 3,440 participants (10,320 observations) from the 2011-2013 Korean Health Panel Study. A generalized estimating equation was used for the analysis of repeated measures. Results: The prevalence of unmet health care was 16.6%. After adjusting sex, age, socioeconomic status, work characteristics, and working more than 60 hours per week (odds ratio [OR]: 1.43, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.23-1.65) or 50-59 hours per week (OR: 1.26, 95% CI: 1.08-1.46) instead of 40-49 hours per week and night/shift work (OR: 1.27, 95% CI: 1.06-1.51) were associated with unmet health care need. Conclusion: Long working hours and night/shift work are risk factors for unmet health care need among the Korean working population.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2014

Purpose: This study analyzed the relationship between working hours and the occurrence of industrial disasters based on manufacturing businesses that are members of Federation of Korean Trade Unions.Methods: Repliers were managers of the safety & health department in the union, and 215 surveys out of 300 businesses that agreed to participate in the research were analyzed. Results: 94 out of 300 companies, which counted for 43.7%, replied to have experienced industrial disasters. 56 of those (59.6%) had less than 52 working hours per week, and 38 companies (40.4%) had more than 52 working hours per week. 109 companies, which counted for 50.7%, did not have an incident of industrial disaster. Companies with an average of more than 52 hours of working hours per week were shown to have a 2.29 times (95% CI 1.08~4.87) higher possibility of having industrial disasters than those with less than 52 hours of working hours. Conclusion: As the study showed that industrial disasters were more likely to occur in businesses with working hours longer than 52 hours, ways to reduce working hours need to be developed and various safety measures need to be taken to prevent industrial disasters in case workers are undergoing long working hours.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.46-55
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• 2022

Objectives Many studies have reported noticeable increases in the proportion of employees working either relatively short or relatively long hours. Such trends have been accompanied by an increasing concern that how much subjective mental well-being of employees would be influenced by their hours of work. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between work hours and clinically relevant depressive symptoms with demographic variables adjusted. Methods Participants were employees of a total of 56 private companies and local government organizations in Korea, aged 19 to 65 years. A self-report questionnaire that included items on working hour, job stress, levels of depression, and socio-demographic factors was administered to 15360 Korean employees, with 14477 valid responses. Hierarchical linear regression analyses, adjusted for sociodemographic factors, job related demographic factors, job stress, were used additionally to estimate the association between working hours and depressive scores. Results We found that working more than 40 hours per week correlated positively with the level of depressive symptoms after adjusting for demographic variables and the level of job stress. Furthermore, working 40 or fewer hours per week correlated negatively with the level of depressive symptoms. Being younger (β = -0.078, β = -0.099), being a female (β = 2.770, β = 1.268), and possessing a lower level of education (β = -0.315, β = -1.125) were significantly associated with higher level of depressive symptoms in all respondents. Conclusions Both of working excessively long or short hours is significantly associated with the prevalence of depressive symptoms. Establishing proper office hours for employees is critical to improving the quality of working conditions and maintaining good mental health in the workplace.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.501-506
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• 2019

본 논문은 국제민간항공기구(ICAO) 국제기준에 부합하기 위하여 항공교통관제사에 대한 피로위험관리시스템(FRMS)의 도입 및 시행을 앞두고 과학 데이터 기반에 근거하여 우리에 적합한 FRMS 구축을 위한 규범적 대안을 제시하고자 한다. 따라서 현행 국내운영기준에 대하여 항공관제기관별 운영을 확인하고, 해외 각국의 항공교통관제 기관별 운영 방식과 기준을 비교·검토하였다. 우리나라의 관제사는 주/야 최대 근무시간 10시간, 최소휴식 8시간, 주 40시간으로 규정하고 있다. 현재 항공교통관제기관의 경우의 주간의 경우는 기준시간과 적합한 근무를 하나, 야간의 경우는 평균적으로 5.9시간을 초과한다. 그리고 주 40시간 경우 평균적 15.7시간의 초과근무를 하고 있다. 이러한 야간 근무시간 조정 방법으로 인원보충에 의한 적절한 야간 근무시간 배분과 더불어 근무교대 방식이 1일 2교대(주/야) 방법이 아닌 개인 schedule에 따른 근무자 투입 방식의 형태를 다양하게 함으로써 이를 해결하여 나갈 수 있을 것을 제안하고자 한다.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.55-62
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• 1993

These studies were conducted to: a) investigate work patterns and productivity indices, b) rate performance levels of employees and c) determine the suggested levels of personnel and labor hours for the effective labor control in school foodservice. Eighteen elementary school foodservices in Seoul were selected in order to analyze work patterns by the work sampling methodology. Allowance time and performance rating by VTR observation was done to determine the standardized labor hours. The results were as follows. The average percentage of each work function of the total work functions such as direct work function, indirect work function and delay were 65.57%, 8.12%, 26.31% respectively. The productivity index is 0.92 min/meal. The average working and delay hours per week of the foodservice director, foodservice employees and supply person were 33.64 hours, 23.25 hours, 38.52 hours respectively. The percentage of delay hours of total labor hours for foodservice employees and supply person were 42.27% and 24.0%. The standardized work hours and the appropriate levels of foodservice employees of 17 elementary school foodservices were examined: The average rating of the foodservice employees work was 1.19 and British Insulated Calendarer Cables (BICC) allowance rate was 19.40% on the average. The total work hours of foodservice employees were 172.64 hours per week and levels of personnel were 4.53 persons. BICC allowance rate was applied: The standardized work hours per week was 180.95 hours and appropriate levels of personnel were 4.11 persons based on legal 44 working hours.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.486-494
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• 2019

There are an increasing number of reports that job related factors are associated with hypertension, sleep deprivation, obesity and diabetes. This study analyzed the relationship of working type, working hours and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome. The study's subjects were 2,777 employees (1,446 males and 1,331 females) over 19 years old and their data was from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Survey (2015). The type of work was divided into day work and shift work. The working hours were divided into less than 40 hours, 40 to 49 hours, 50 to 59 hours and 60 hours or more per week. As a result of this study, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 26.4% of the males and 19.1% of the females. Generally there was no relationship between metabolic syndrome and type of work (day work and shift work). As a result of analysis of working hours and metabolic syndrome, the workers who worked 40-49 hr were associated with a decreased prevalence of metabolic syndrome as compared to that of workers who worked less than 40 hr (odds ratio: 0.47, 95% confidence interval: 0.24-0.95, p<0.05). Further, positive relationships were found between the number of work hours and the prevalence metabolic syndrome for specific females who worked over 40 hr/wk. It can be concluded from the results that it is important to help workers avoid metabolic syndrome through setting appropriate work hours.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.117-125
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• 2008

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to find the ways to prevent the fatigue of the office of railroad employees. Method: The data were collected from the male employees of Korea Railroad Corporation. Results: The mean score of the degree of fatigue was 4.33. The factors that affected the level of fatigue were support from senior officials, exercise, age, work stress, number of work hours per week, alcohol intake and working area. To be more specific, the level of fatigue was lower when the support from senior officials was higher. The employees who did no exercise, who are in the age between 31 and 40, with high working stress, who worked 61 hours per week of higher, non-drinkers were found to have higher level of fatigue. The employees with the age of 51 years or older with unspecified work area had relatively lower level of fatigue. Conclusion: In conclusion, to decrease the level of fatigue of the office of railroad employees, the development of health improvement programs are required such as increase of the support from senior officials, change in exercise and drinking habit, decrease of the work stress and adjustment of the working hours.

• 임상간호연구
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.165-178
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• 2021

Purpose: To analyze nurses' shift work according to the government guidelines for night work and their perceptions of their work schedules. Methods: The study sample included 487 nurses who provided information on their schedules, including the normal working hours of each shift, and overtime per shift during September 2020. Nurses' perceptions were measured in terms of satisfaction, appropriateness for work-life balance, and fairness to their work schedule. Results: One-third of the respondents worked more than 40 hours per week. The average overtime hour was 1.14 hours per shift. Unsocial hours (8 pm to 6 am on weekdays, midnight to midnight on weekends and public holidays) accounted for 56.4% of all working hours. During their last night shift, on average, nurses worked 9.62 hours and had a break of 39 minutes, although 20.5% reported no break. Sixty-eight percent of nurses had at least one between-shift break shorter than 48 hours after a consecutive night shifts. Fifty-seven percent were satisfied with their schedule. One-third perceived their schedule as appropriate for work-life balance, and two-thirds perceived that days off on weekends and nights were fairly distributed within the unit. Working and overtime hours had an inverse relationship with all three aspects of nurses' perceptions. A higher proportion of unsocial hours and having no breaks during the night shift were associated with lower perceptions of fairness. Conclusion: Reducing working hours, ensuring breaks during night shifts, and increasing rewards for unsocial hours are required to improve nurses' perceptions and reduce turnover due to shift work.

• 산업노동연구
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.37-70
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• 2011

통계청의 '경제활동인구조사 부가조사'(2010년 3월)와 문화체육관광부 통계청의 '국민여가활동조사'(2010년 7월)를 분석한 결과, 주40시간 근무제가 노동자들의 근로시간과 여가생활에 미치는 영향은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 주40시간 근무제는 실 근로시간을 11.3% 단축시키고, 장시간근로 확률을 1/5로 축소시킨다. 시간당 임금에 대한 근로시간 탄력성은 -0.145로, 임금이 낮을수록 실 근로시간이 길고 장시간근로 확률이 높다. 저임금과 장시간근로는 동전의 양면이다. 둘째, 주40시간 근무제는 휴일 여가시간을 매개변수로 하여 여가비용에 영향을 미친다. 휴일 여가시간이 10% 늘면 여가비용이 3% 늘어난다. 주40시간 근무제는 스포츠 등 적극적 여가활동을 늘리고, 자원봉사, 동호회 등 사회성 여가활동에 긍정적 영향을 미치고 있다. 셋째, 주40시간 근무제 이후 생활에서 나타난 가장 큰 변화로는, 10명 중 7명이 '가족과 함께 하는 여가시간 증가'(52.2%), '자기 계발을 위한 시간 증가'(15.7%) 등 긍정적 변화에 응답하고, '여가 소비지출 부담 증가'(6.3%), '수입 감소'(3.4%) 등 부정적 변화는 13.9%, '별다른 변화 없음'은 14.4% 응답했다. 긍정적 생활변화는 여가생활 만족도 증가로 이어지고 있다. 넷째, 다른 변수를 통제하더라도 주40시간 근무제는 주관적 행복수준에 직접 영향을 미칠 뿐만 아니라, 여가생활 만족도를 매개변수로 하여 간접적으로도 영향을 미치고 있다. 따라서 주40시간 근무제가 노동생활과 여가생활에 미친 영향이 긍정적이라는 사실을 분명히 인식하고, 빠른 시일 내에 모든 직장에 주40시간 근무제가 정착되도록 가능한 모든 노력을 기울여야 한다. 주40시간 근무제를 5인 미만 사업장으로 확대하고, 초중등학교에 주5일 수업제를 전면 실시하고, 적극적 여가활동 여건을 조성해야 한다. 근로감독 행정을 강화해서 주 52시간을 초과하는 탈법적인 장시간근로를 제한하고 저임금을 일소해야 한다.