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KMID : 0950020040300020023
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Journal of Health Science & Medical Technology
2004 Volume.30 No. 2 p.23 ~ p.30
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The differences of opinion by job classification of the employees of medical institutions on “working time reduction”
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Choi Man-Kyu
Lee Jun-Hyup
Lee Tae-Ro
Lee Hyun-Sill
Rhim Kook-Hwan
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Abstract
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Many foreign countries have made attempts to enhance working conditions for employees by reducing working hours, but it is true that Korea has focused more on economic growth rather than on the welfare of employees. However in the last few years, with increasing concern about quality of one’s life, the issue of working time reduction has become a controversial one. In July 2004 a law on working time reduction was made, and has been enforced in most work places, dependant upon the number of employees from which medical institutions should not be exempted. This study was conducted to investigate the differences of opinion by job classification amongst employees of medical institutions. For the purpose of this study, a self-administerd questionnaire was conducted with 140 employees of 10 medical institutions located in Seoul andGyeonggi-Do province from August 1 to 7, 2004. The sample subjects of this study consisted of 128(91.4%) employees who faithfully responded to the questionnaire and the major statistical methods included frequency, and chi-square test. The major results of this study are as follows: Firstly, about 90% of the respondents had knowledge of related contents of the 40 hours a week working time reduction. And the ratio of the respondents supporting introduction of working time reduction was 68.8%, and by job classification, more than half of medical doctors showed a contrary opinion, and about half of other groups such as nurses, medical technicians, administrative staffs were for it. Secondly, the results of analyzing various factors that influence the quality of medical services and business performance is as follows: Medical doctors thought that the working time reduction would have a bad effect on the quality of medical services and business performance as a result of decreased patients. But other groups such as nurses, medical technicians, administrative staff presumed that the quality of medical services and business performance would not be changed but rather improved if strategies for operation were appropriately considered and performed. Finally, the medical institutions preparing working time reduction need to make extra efforts to implement the system successfully such as making manpower operation more efficient, strengthening care capacity and function of emergency care centers, providing incentives for workers on Saturdays, improving the process of the working system and environment, fortifying weekday care, developing a weekend care program, and so on.
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KEYWORD
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medical institution, working time reduction, welfare of employee
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