Two-thirds of Koreans contacted for work after hours: survey

Two-thirds of employees in South Korea have received work-related calls or text messages outside office hours over the past year, a recent survey showed. According to a study released Sunday by Global Research, 66 percent of respondents said they had been contacted by their superiors after work hours or during holidays and weekends at least once. The survey was conducted among 1,000 South Koreans aged 19 and older between Oct. 1 and Oct. 14, 2025. By frequency, the largest share of respondents,

By The Korea Herald