{
  "id": 10421727,
  "title": "Bank branch hours to be cut by 30 minutes next April",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/bank-branch-hours-to-be-cut-by-30-minutes-next-april-10421727",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T10:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/banking-finance/20260928/bank-branch-hours-to-be-cut-by-30-minutes-next-april"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Korea's bank branches will see their operating hours reduced by 30 minutes starting next April, as part of a tentative labor-management agreement reached between the Korean Financial Industry Union and the Korea Financial Industry Employers Association. The new schedule will see branches opening at 9:30 a.m. instead of the current 9 a.m., while closing hours remain unchanged at 4 p.m. The agreement also includes a 3 percent increase in total wages for workers, a flexible work schedule that allows employees to delay their start time by up to one hour per week, and a system for compensatory leave and performance evaluations. The deal comes after five months of negotiations and avert a planned strike, with the union stating they would call off the strike following the agreement.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Bank branch hours to be cut by 30 minutes next April",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/bank-branch-hours-to-be-cut-by-30-minutes-next-april",
        "published": "2026-09-28T10:22:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}