The Japanese employment system
Subtitle: adapting to a new economic environment
By: Marcus Rebick.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
Subjects: Manpower policy -- Japan; Manpower planning -- Japan; Labor market -- Japan
Description: "The stagnation of the Japanese economy and the ageing of Japanese society have led to major changes in the labour market in Japan. This comprehensive study looks at how the Japanese employment system is adapting to its new economic environment. Using the latest statistical evidence, the book focusses on the growing use of part-time and other forms of atypical employment relationships and illustrates how this is expressed in several different parts of the labour market. Particular attention is given to the changing situation of women, the decline of the family enterprise, the problems faced by older workers and the poor prospects for recent high school graduates. The recent rise in unemployment, including hidden unemployment, is analysed."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-184) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The Japanese employment system; title: Changes to the employment and treatment of regular employees; title: The growth in non-standard employment relations; title: Industrial relations; title: Rising unemployment and inequality; title: Women in the labour market; title: Middle-aged and older workers; title: The labour market for youth; title: The declining labour force and immigration; title: Conclusions and prospects.