nonregular workers

The top court's judgment in favor of nonregular workers came two days after its rulings against them in two other cases.

The Supreme Court ruled that treating an employee on a short-term contract with an hourly wage differently to a regular employee was not unreasonable.

The pandemic had eliminated more than 50,000 jobs for workers from overseas by the end of August.

Analysts point out the low rate does not account for millions — especially women — who gave up their job during the pandemic to care for family.

As nationwide unemployment continues to rise, 710,000 of the 970,000-person decrease in nonregular workers compared to last April were women.

The government pledges to offer better protection for people who are not employed in a traditional way by companies.

Many women lack the job security of male workers, with more than half holding vulnerable part-time, contract or temporary jobs.

Only large firms will initially be subjected to the law, and the government will not require companies to extend the measures to freelance workers.

The coronavirus pandemic is reducing the incomes of a wide range of nonregular workers across the nation, according to a survey by the Research Institute for Advancement of Living Standards. Nonregular workers earn less than most regular employees and many are paid by the hour. ...

The bulk of the furloughs are at Honda and Nissan, while Toyota is mainly targeting its temporary staff for now.

Advocates for bar hostesses and sex workers have urged the government to reconsider its exclusion of them from compensation for parents unable to work because of school closures, noting they are among the most vulnerable members of society. A support group for such workers submitted ...