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CTOnews.com, June 13 (Xinhua)-- Samsung Electronics, which has 120000 employees in South Korea, will introduce a "monthly Friday rest system", with most Samsung Electronics employees free to rest on Friday, the 21st of each month, according to the Korea Economic Daily.

Some analysts believe that its purpose is to give employees autonomy in working hours, improve work efficiency and ensure "work-life balance".

Samsung Electronics has been considering Fridays off four times a month since two or three years ago, allowing it to work four days a week. Because after entering the 2020s, the introduction of flexible working system has become a trend all over the world. At this time, some information and communication technology (ICT) enterprises and start-ups located in the South Banqiao Technology Valley of Gyeonggi City have introduced a four-day week, attracting capable engineers, which is also the background for the system to enter the discussion.

▲ official website in addition, the increase in the number of millennials + Generation Z (CTOnews.com born in 1995-2009) is also the reason why Samsung Electronics decided to take Fridays off once a month. According to Samsung Electronics, the MZ generation (millennials + Gen Z) accounts for about 40% of the staff, and they constantly demand independent work such as "four days a week" through the company's internal bulletin boards.

▲ source Samsung official website analysis pointed out that Samsung Electronics to implement the "once a month Friday rest system," the ultimate goal is to improve business efficiency. They believe that expanding work autonomy and improving staff morale are effective in improving production efficiency. However, some people of Samsung Electronics expressed concern that although the purpose is good, the organizational culture of Samsung Electronics, represented by "diligence", may be loosened.

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