Big business needs to take every measure possible to improve the rapidly deteriorating employment conditions, and work-sharing is an option that should be considered, Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) Chairman Fujio Mitarai said Tuesday.
Also, the government and the private sector should work together to create a safety net for people who lose their jobs, Mitarai said at a news conference.
"To solve the current labor problems, the corporate sector should create a safety net together with the government and take every step to expand employment," the head of the country's most influential business lobby said.