TOP>Introduce Japanese working>A page for selecting national reforms and company reforms>Explanation about work style reform No.2 -About part time-

Explanation about work style reform No.2 - About part time -

 Click here if you want to skip the conversation and read from the text

What is wrong with the current part-time labor law, even if it says changing part-time labor law?

Irrational difference ... Hmmm, it doesn't come in anyway ...

Well, let's say, for example, that part-time workers do the same job as regular employees. If you're getting the same salary but more regular employees, you're not happy with part-time workers.
In short, an irrational difference is simply that there is an unequal difference in treatment, despite having done the same job.

So that's it. I understand that part-time workers aren't working full-time, so it's unavoidable that their salaries are lower than for regular employees. You know, regular employees have a fear of getting fired.

It's a very good question. But think about it. The same work content means the same contribution to the company.It is discrimination that the reward (salary) that you get for the same contribution is small.

Ah, that's true. Whether you're a part-time worker or a full-time employee, they need to be fairly paid without discrimination.


Summary of parts

As can be seen from the above conversation, a major part of the part-time labor law that changes with this work style reform is the prohibition of unreasonable compensation gaps. In fact, this is not the only change. What this means is that there are three major changes this time.

  1.   Prohibition of unreasonable treatment differences.
  2.   Increased accountability for treatment of workers.
  3.   Provide advice and guidance to business owners by the government and develop
      alternative dispute resolution procedures (administrative ADR).

If you want to know more about these three points, please jump to the next page.
It should be noted that the Part-time and Fixed-term Employment Labor Law comes into force on April 1, 2020.

Explanation about reform -About working time-

Explanation about reform -About childcare leave-