cont ract ing . ▁Even ▁though ▁Korea ▁has ▁a ▁stat ut ory ▁working ▁week ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁hours ▁and ▁allows ▁ 1 2 ▁hours ▁of ▁paid ▁over time ▁on ▁week days ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁hours ▁on ▁week ends , ▁manufact uring ▁indust ries ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁autom obile ▁industry ▁operate ▁non - stop . ▁In ▁addition , ▁c af es , ▁transport ation , ▁pub s , ▁restaur ants , ▁private ▁study ▁rooms , ▁sho pping ▁m alls , ▁and ▁fast ▁food ▁restaur ants ▁also ▁operate ▁continu ously . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁Labor ▁Standard ▁Act ▁sets ▁stat ut ory ▁limits , ▁enfor cement ▁is ▁weak ▁and ▁employ ers ▁rout in ely ▁viol ate ▁the ▁Act . ▁ ▁D ifferent ▁working ▁hours ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁jobs ▁and ▁product ivity ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁ 8 0 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁Labor ▁Standard ▁Act ▁had ▁been ▁implemented . ▁The ▁ 4 0 ▁hour ▁working ▁week ▁met ▁with ▁ 9 3 % ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁manufact uring ▁industry ▁as ▁compared ▁with ▁ 7 3 . 1 % ▁elsewhere . ▁Im plementation ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁sector ▁( 9 9 %) ▁is ▁higher ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁private ▁sector ▁( 8 0 . 5 %). ▁ ▁Male ▁workers ▁in ▁manufact uring ▁industry ▁are ▁allowed ▁ 2 4 . 1 0 ▁over time ▁work ▁hours ▁while ▁non - man ufact uring ▁workers ▁get ▁ 1 0 . 9 0 ▁hours . ▁Public ▁sector ▁can ▁work ▁ 1 1 . 0 6 ▁hours