Tuesday, October 27, 2009
[IWS] [JAPAN] DIVERSIFICATION OF WORKING PLACES & WORKING HOURS SUMMARY--Research Study [21 October 2009]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
JILPT Research Report No. 106
Research Study on Diversification of Working Places and Working Hours Summary [21 October 2009]
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/reports/documents/jilpt-research/no.106.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
..Authors
Kazuya Ogura Senior Researcher, the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
Hirokuni Ikezoe Vice Senior Researcher, the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
Takashi Fujimoto Assistant Fellow, the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
[excerpt]
Aren't there problems associated with the "diversification" of working places and working hours? At least in the studies on the "diversification of working hours," it is pointed out that superficial diversification results in rather longer working hours.4 How about the "diversification of working places"? If it becomes possible to work at home without going to the office several days a week, workers' needs for working and living may be satisfied. However, in cases where workers work at the office for regular working hours and take work home, the work at home might result in longer working hours.
Based on the awareness of these problems as described above, this study is mainly aimed at examining the actual state of working places and working hours of workers employed by enterprises or organizations and identifying problems.
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
JILPT Research Report No. 106
Research Study on Diversification of Working Places and Working Hours Summary [21 October 2009]
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/reports/documents/jilpt-research/no.106.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
..Authors
Kazuya Ogura Senior Researcher, the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
Hirokuni Ikezoe Vice Senior Researcher, the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
Takashi Fujimoto Assistant Fellow, the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
[excerpt]
Aren't there problems associated with the "diversification" of working places and working hours? At least in the studies on the "diversification of working hours," it is pointed out that superficial diversification results in rather longer working hours.4 How about the "diversification of working places"? If it becomes possible to work at home without going to the office several days a week, workers' needs for working and living may be satisfied. However, in cases where workers work at the office for regular working hours and take work home, the work at home might result in longer working hours.
Based on the awareness of these problems as described above, this study is mainly aimed at examining the actual state of working places and working hours of workers employed by enterprises or organizations and identifying problems.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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