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2015 November 4 - 10 [LABOR]
Use of non-regular workers to cut labor costs clarified in government data |
The Labor Ministry’s “General Survey on Diversified Types of Employment” indicated that as of October 1, 2014, the rate of non-regular employees increased by 1.3% to 40% from the previous survey three years ago, the highest rate since the survey started in 1987.
Within non-regular employment, part-timers comprised the largest share (23.2%), followed by contract workers (3.5%), post-retirement workers (2.7%), and temporary agency workers (2.6%).
In the same survey, the highest number or 38.6% of employers answered that they use contingent workers to economize on labor costs. This corresponds to the survey data that 78.2% of non-regular workers earn less than 200,000 yen a month.
As the reason for choosing non-regular jobs, 37.7% of temps and 31.8% of contract workers said that a non-regular job was the only option available to them. Meanwhile, the ratio of non-regular workers seeking to obtain regular positions to the total number of non-regular workers marked 30.7%, up by 5 percentage points from the previous survey. Among contract workers and agency workers in particular, 53.8% and 48.2% respectively expressed hope of finding regular jobs.
Nevertheless, the Abe administration adversely revised the Worker Dispatch Law in the latest ordinary session of the Diet and is moving forward with a policy that will increase the number of non-regular workers. In the recently released plan to “promote the dynamic engagement of all citizens”, the administration intends to trap women and the elderly in low-paid, unstable employment through a further relaxation in labor laws.
Past related articles:
> Abe seeks to exploit women and elderly for sake of ‘economic growth’ [October 24, 2015]
> Bill depriving temporary workers of hope for full-time positions forcibly enacted [September 12, 2015]
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