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I think people might be a little confused about what the government is telegraphing here. Japanese labour regulations are very strict, in particular around hou
by EE84M3i 5y ago
I think people might be a little confused about what the government is telegraphing here.
Japanese labour regulations are very strict, in particular around hours worked. Basically all employees (yes, including engineers) need to clock in and out, the concept of a "salaried worker" doesn't really exist, although normally engineers are paid for a certain number of hours regardless if they are actually worked. Primarily it is to make sure that overtime is paid and not excessive, but I believe there are also some related to the definition of what a "full time" job is.
So, it sounds to me like the government is considering relaxing those definitions on minimum hours worked to make it easier for firms to adopt 4 day work week if they so choose.
- amake 5y ago> Basically all employees (yes, including engineers) need to clock in and out, the concept of a "salaried worker" doesn't really exist 裁量労働制 certainly meets the spirit of "salaried worker" if not the letter ("need" to clock in for at least 1 minute to be counted as working for the day).
- loosetypes 5y ago> the concept of a "salaried worker" doesn't really exist https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salaryman https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salaryman
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- totetsu 5y agoI wonder what this will mean for all those teaching contracts that come in at 30mins short of a "full time" job, for the purposes of the company not having to pay benefits..