Taking Up Non-Regular Employment

Hendrik Meyer-Ohle

Chapter 5 in Japanese Workplaces in Transition, 2009, pp 112-140 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Looking at restructuring and changing employment principles, the previous chapters focused mostly on the situation of male employees who were regularly employed at larger Japanese corporations. Indeed, the treatment of such employees has largely shaped the popular understanding of Japanese employment practices. While the number of Japanese employees who enjoyed he privileges and benefits of this kind of employment to the fullest was in fact limited, the underlying principles still constituted strong societal ideals in terms of personal ambitions and life courses. Yet, Japanese companies are changing the composition of their workforces. In 2004 the number of non-regular employees reached 16 million employees, or roughly one third of Japan’s working population (Table 2.4). This development not only threatened the position of regular employees but also created new employment realities for a large share of the Japanese workforce.

Keywords: Diary Entry; Regular Worker; Male Employee; Regular Employee; Diary Writer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230274242_5

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