| Description |
1 online resource (193 pages) |
| Series |
Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies |
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Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
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| Contents |
An Emerging Non-Regular Labour Force in Japan The dignity of dispatched workers; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Series editors' preface; Acknowledgements; Note on transliteration and romanisation; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Haken: a new non-regular labour force and a booming industry; 3 Working as a haken in a triangular employment relationship; 4 Haken in historical perspective; 5 Haken in the 'gap-widening' society; 6 The search for meaningful work; 7 Conclusion: haken's 'symbolic' values; Glossary of terms; Notes; References; Index |
| Summary |
Like many industrialised nations, the current employment trend in Japan centres on diversification of the labour market with an increased use of temporary labour. Among a wide range of non-regular labour arrangements, haken are a newly legalised category of non-regular workers who are typically employed by the employment agency while working at the facilities of and being under the authority of the client firm. They have recently expanded exponentially under the state's deregulation policy and assumed considerable significance in political debate, especially with regard to the nation's 'wideni |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Temporary employment -- Japan
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Part-time employment -- Japan
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Contract system (Labor) -- Japan
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Contract system (Labor)
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Part-time employment
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Temporary employment
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Japan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203806869 |
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0203806867 |
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