There are regular stories in the Japanese media about young staff either falling ill due to excessive overtime or taking their own lives due to stress. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 'Death by overwork' Japan government orders time off for workers One of the other companies that interviewed her said she should anticipate around 60 hours every month.
One of the biggest issues for young people today is unpaid overtime, known as "service overtime." The company that Shigeno will be joining has promised that she will never have to do more than 15 hours of overtime a month. "I was shocked when one of the women whom I asked about the work-life balance just broke down in tears." "I did a lot of research about the companies that offered me a full-time position and made sure that I spoke to four or five present employees at each place," she said. Junko Shigeno is just completing her degree in business studies and languages and had several job offers at major corporations, but instead opted for a smaller information technology company that is a longer commute from her home because she felt the "philosophy" of the firm suited her better. so well for generations - even if there is clear evidence that traditional approaches are less effective than they were in the past.Įmployees, on the other hand, find the idea of a shorter working week appealing, but they do worry about reduced wages and accusations that they are not fully committed to their company. There are drawbacks to the government's plans, however, with Japan already experiencing a labor shortage brought on by fewer young people joining the workforce.Įqually, there is concern that management will be reluctant to do away with some of the attitudes towards business that have served Japan Inc. "In the future, there will be some people in my department in the office but it will be rare for all of us to be there together and that space is mostly now for face-to-face meetings that cannot be done remotely," he said. "Companies are having their employees work from home or remotely, at satellite offices or at their customers' locations, which can be far more convenient and productive for many." Cut down to sizeįujitsu has seized the opportunity, Schulz pointed out, with the company cutting the office space at its Tokyo headquarters by fully 50% as it shifts further to remote working. "During the pandemic, companies have shifted to new ways of operating and they are seeing a gradual increase in productivity," Schulz said. That makes reforms to the lifestyles and working styles of millions of Japanese its next approach, he said. Recent Japanese administrations have sought a number of ways to overcome a sluggish national economy, but fiscal policy has run its course and the central bank is limited in the tools that it still has at its disposal. "The government is really very keen for this change in attitude to take root at Japanese companies," Martin Schulz, chief policy economist for Fujitsu Ltd.'s Global Market Intelligence Unit, told DW. It is also anticipated that young people will have more time to meet, marry and have children, going some way to solving the worsening problem of a falling birth rate, an increasingly older national demographic and a contracting population. Most importantly, authorities hope that an extra day off every week would encourage people to go out and spend, thereby boosting the economy. The government said in the outline of its campaign that, with a four-day working week, companies would be able to retain capable and experienced staff who might otherwise have to leave if they are trying to raise a family or take care of elderly relatives.Ī four-day workweek would also encourage more people to gain additional educational qualifications or even take on side jobs in addition to their regular employment, according to the government. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Employment pluses
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