[(Title)] Poll: Shorter work hours will bring positive change to South Korea.

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A majority of South Koreans anticipate shorter working hours will bring a positive impact on their life and economy, a survey found on Tuesday.

本周二的一项调查显示，大部分韩国人预计工作时间缩短将对他们的生活和经济产生积极影响。

The poll conducted by Seoul's Culture Ministry found that more than 63 percent of respondents said the change in working hours is a "good thing" and will bring positive change to the country.

汉城文化部进行的调查显示，超过63%的受访者认为工作时间的变化是“好事”，将给韩国带来积极变化。

The South Korean government announced that it would reduce its maximum working hours from 68 to 52 in July.

韩国政府宣布将在7月份将最高工作时间从68小时减少到52小时。

South Korea had one of the longest working hours in developed countries, the third highest among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 2017.

韩国是发达国家工作时间最长的国家之一，在2017年经济合作与发展组织(OECD)成员国中排名第三。

Some 65 percent of respondents said the government should extend the reduced working hours to every workplace.

大约65%的受访者表示，政府应该将减少的工作时间扩展到每个工作场所。

Government agencies and larger firms with more than 300 employees have been implementing shorter working hours since July, but smaller firms won't need to follow the new rule until 2020.

政府机构和拥有300多名雇员的大公司自7月以来一直在缩短工作时间，但小公司直到2020年才需要遵循新的规则。

More than half of the respondents said the shorter work week will bring a positive impact on the economy by increasing jobs and labor productivity.

超过一半的受访者表示，工作时间缩短将会通过提高就业率和劳动生产率对经济产生积极影响。

Employees who benefit from the changed working hours said they spend their after-work hours with families (64 percent), resting (58 percent) and working on new hobbies (43 percent).

受益于改变工作时间的员工说，他们与家庭共度工时（64%）、休息（58%）和从事新的爱好（43%）。

Those who are not entitled to the new rule said they would like to spend time with their families (58 percent), engage in new hobbies (53 percent) and spend time for rest (47 percent).

那些没有资格享受新规定的人表示，他们愿意与家人共度时光（58%），从事新的爱好（53%），并花时间休息（47%）。

The survey also found some respondents didn't expect much change from the rule with actual working hours remains unchanged. Some worried that it would reduce their salary.

调查还发现，一些受访者预计实际工作时间不会出现很大的变化，一些人担心这会减少他们的薪水。

The survey polled a total of 1,515 adults from Aug. 3-10.

这项调查从8月3日至10日共对1515名成年人进行了调查。