出版社：Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
摘要：The number of atypical workers ¡ª part-timer workers, temporary workers and fixed-term contract workers ¡ª has been increasing in Japan in recent years. Part-time workers work fewer hours than regular employees and for statistical purposes are usually defined as "working less than 35 hours per week," based on the definition used in the Labour Force Survey by the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications. Fixed-term contract workers are distinguished from regular workers because their employment is limited to a fixed period of time. Employment provisions for temporary workers are regulated by the Tamporary Workers Law. Employment contracts are drawn up between the worker and the temp agency and the worker works at the discretion of the company to which he/she has been sent by the temp agency. According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's General Survey of the Diversification of Employment Forms (2003), around one-fourth of Japan's workforce is composed of atypical workers, with the bulk being part-time workers. According to the Labour Force Survey (2003), there were 12.6 million part-timers and 2.13 million temp workers in 2002. The numbers for both types of workers have been rising in recent years. Furthermore, in a reflection of the diversification of personnel needs, regular employment is also becoming polarized with the appearance of two categories within this division of the work force. One category consists of workers in career-track jobs who engage in core tasks and who can be transferred. The other category is made up of workers assigned to non-career track jobs during which they engage in support tasks and are not transferred
